Gambia: Resolution on Proposed Registration of Journalists, Online Media, Social Media Users, and Online Content Regulation   –

PREAMBLE 

The Gambia Press Union (GPU) and media industry stakeholders, including regulatory and professional associations, academic, and civil society groups held an emergency meeting at GPU on 8th April, 2026;

Recalling our mandate to safeguard editorial independence and media freedom as outlined in the Cherno Jallow Charter of Ethics for Journalists and Media Operators;

Recalling Sections 25 and 207 of the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, which guarantees every person’s…