RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author): “Two-year jail terms for six journalists underscore need for Banjul visit by Hillary Clinton”, Document #1194959

Two-year jail terms for six journalists underscore need for Banjul visit by Hillary Clinton

ecoi.net description:: 6 journalists sentenced to 2 years in prison for sedition and defamation of the government; they are members of the Gambia Press Union (GPU); they were charged after issuing a statement criticising the government

Country:: Gambia
Source:: RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author)
Published:: 6 August 2009
Original link:: http://www.rsf.org/IMG/article_PDF/Two-year-jail-terms-for-six.pdf
Document type:: Appeal or News Release
Language:: English
Document ID:: 1194959 (former ID 124082)