Ebrima Manneh

Ebrima Manneh is a Gambian journalist who was arrested in July 2006 and secretly held in custody.[1] In 2019 the Gambian newspaper The Trumpet reported that Manneh had died in captivity at some point in mid-2008.[2][3]

Ebrima Manneh
NationalityGambian
OccupationJournalist
OrganizationDaily Observer
Known for2006 disappearance
AwardsAmnesty International Special Award for journalism under threat (2009)

Background

A Daily Observer reporter, Manneh was reportedly arrested by state security after attempting to republish a BBC report criticizing President Yahya Jammeh shortly before an African Union meeting in Banjul;[1] his arrest was witnessed by coworkers.[1] Though ordered to release Manneh by an Economic Community Of West African States court, the Gambian government has denied that Manneh is imprisoned.[4] According to AFP, an unnamed police source confirmed Manneh's arrest in April 2009, but added he believed Manneh "is no longer alive".[4] In June 2009, Manneh received the Special Award for journalism under threat from Amnesty International.[5]

Disappearance

Amnesty International considers him to be a prisoner of conscience and named him a 2011 "priority case".[6] The Committee to Protect Journalists has also called for his release and demanded that authorities account for his disappearance.[1] The Committee described his arrest as part of "a climate of fear created by the unsolved murder of prominent Gambian editor Deyda Hydara, a series of unsolved arsons of media houses, and a pattern of government intimidation and prosecution of journalists."[1]

See also

References
  1. "Gambia must account for missing journalist Ebrima Manneh". Committee to Protect Journalists. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  2. "Gambia: Missing editor died in detention in 2008 after mistreatment | Reporters without borders". RSF. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  3. Ceesay, Fabakary B. (2019-03-19). "Journalist Manneh Died On Road To Diabugu Hospital". The Trumpet. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  4. "Missing Gambia journalist is dead: police". AFP. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  5. Publisher (2009-06-08). "Gambia: Special Award for Chief Manneh". FOROYAA Newspaper (Serrekunda). Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  6. "Ebrima Manneh". Amnesty International. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
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