1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2007: The Gambia - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JMp3yiGSSR"><a href="https://cpj.org/2008/02/attacks-on-the-press-2007-the-gambia/">Attacks on the Press 2007: The Gambia</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2008/02/attacks-on-the-press-2007-the-gambia/embed/#?secret=JMp3yiGSSR" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2007: The Gambia” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="JMp3yiGSSR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Fewer press-related detentions and attacks were reported in 2007, CPJ research showed, but local journalists said the decline reflected several years of intense government suppression. One prominent journalist was slain and others have been forced into exile since 2004, leaving a more compliant press that practices widespread self-censorship. A mere handful of publications provide critical…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260