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IFJ and INSI Join Global Call for Release of Journalists in Gambia
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Publisher:  International Federation of Journalists
Date Written:  10/08/09
Year Published:  2009  
Resource Type:  Article/Report/Letter

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the International News Safety Institute (IFJ) call for the urgent release of jailed journalists in Gambia, adding their voices to growing global protest at the press freedom crisis in the country.

Abstract:  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the International News Safety Institute (IFJ) today called for the urgent release of jailed journalists in Gambia, adding their voices to growing global protest at the press freedom crisis in the country after judges jailed six journalists for two years last week because they had supported a statement by the countryâ##s press union criticising the government.

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