Gambia: GPU Marks World Press Freedom Day with Calls for Media Responsibility and Reform –

By Isatou Sarr

The Gambia Press Union (GPU) on Friday joined the global commemoration of World Press Freedom Day, held at Bakadaji Hotel, to reflect on the role of the media in democratic societies and the conditions under which journalists work locally and globally.

GPU President Isatou Keita used the occasion to call on the government and media owners to reaffirm their commitment to freedom of expression and to protect the rights of journalists, as enshrined under Article 19 of the…