1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2000: The Gambia - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FeClyzNn3B"><a href="https://cpj.org/2001/03/attacks-on-the-press-2000-the-gambia/">Attacks on the Press 2000: The Gambia</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2001/03/attacks-on-the-press-2000-the-gambia/embed/#?secret=FeClyzNn3B" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2000: The Gambia” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="FeClyzNn3B" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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PRESS FREEDOM STANDARDS DECLINED SHARPLY LAST YEAR, a problem exacerbated by hostile public statements from Gambian government officials. Independent media, already beset by painful licensing procedures and fees, now faced the real threat of closure, as the government of President Yaya Jammeh moved to shore up its power in the wake of bloody student protests…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260