Media & Journalism
Deyda Hydara
Editor and press freedom advocate
1946–2004Deyda Hydara was a Gambian journalist and cofounder of The Point newspaper. His career included radio broadcasting and correspondence for international news organisations. Known for defending freedom of expression, he was murdered in 2004. His work and death remain central to Gambian debates about independent journalism and accountability.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Cofounded The Point in 1991.
02Posthumously received the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award in 2005.
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