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Gambia News : IFJ condemns arrest of Gambian journalist

According to an IFJ release to APA, “journalists in the Gambia have been going through turbulent times within the past few years simply because the authorities have become very much intolerant with the media,” said Gabriel Baglo, Director of the IFJ Africa office.

Pa Modou Bojang, Station Manager of Yiriwa FM radio station, was arrested by official of the NIA in front of his wife and children on Wednesday at the border village of Jiboro in the southern part of the country, about 50km from the capital Banjul.

He was handcuffed and quickly driven away to the NIA headquarters in Banjul where he was later granted bail to a tune of 1.5 million Dalasi (about US$75,000).

His passport and laptop have been seized by the NIA officials, the release added.

The IFJ calls on the Gambian Government to be more tolerant with the media, adding that the continued intimidation and harassment of journalists in relation to their work can only be seen as an attempt to kill press freedom in the country.