Amid post-election crisis, Gambia’s Jammeh shuts down 2 radio stations

Two private radio stations in Gambia’s capital of Banjul have been ordered shut by security forces sent by Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh.

That much information was revealed by the main journalists’ union amid an escalating political crisis caused by Jammeh’s refusal to accept his election defeat to his opposition Adama Barrow.

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Teranga FM and Hilltop Radio were closed on Sunday, said Emil Touray, head of the Gambia Press Union. Teranga’s headquarters were shut down by a police officer and four members of the National Intelligence Agency, he said.

According to rights campaigners, it was not immediately clear why the two stations were targeted by Jammeh, whose 22-year authoritarian rule has seen the media come under regular attack.

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