Six journalists jailed in the Gambia

Six journalists have been jailed in the Gambia reports Media Guardian

The journalists were sentenced yesterday by a court in the country's capital city, Banjul, after backing a press union statement that criticised the government.
The union today said it would appeal against their convictions, which have been widely condemned by press freedom groups.

RSF reports that

“The press freedom situation in Gambia is the most serious by far in all of West Africa,“Repressive legislation, arbitrary arrests and generalised fear – nothing is spared the country’s few independent journalists. Daring to express an opinion or criticise the authorities is immediately regarded by the government as an attempt to besmirch the country’s image.”