Gambia must drop treason charges against activists

22 July 2011 Gambia has charged five activists, including including three journalists and an opposition politician, with treason. Gambia must immediately drop treason charges against five activists, including three journalists and an opposition politician, Amnesty International said today.The five activists, including the former President of the Gambia Press Union, Ndey Tapha Sosseh and Amadou Scattred Janneh, a former minister of Information and Communication, were charged on Tuesday in connection with the distribution of t-shirts calling for an “end to dictatorship in the Gambia’. Treason…

© Amnestie Internationale - vendredi 22 juillet 2011