The Gambian government launches a crackdown on a weeks-old movement demanding the departure of President Adama Barrow, following violent demonstrations in which three protesters were killed
Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow is seen during an exclusive interview with Reuters in Banjul, Gambia, December 12, 2016.
Police in the capital Banjul on Sunday fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters, who responded by throwing stones and setting tyres on fire, an AFP correspondent at the scene said.The government later announced a ban on the "Three Years Jotna Movement", the group that has spearheaded weeks of protests calling for Barrow to step down.
Three people were killed in Sunday's clashes according to Kebba Manneh, director of the Serrekunda hospital where victims were taken. Authorities later moved to shut the two stations, accusing them of serving as platforms for inciting violence and broadcasting for the anti-Barrow movement and threatening "the security of The Gambia".
"We will protest until Barrow resigns," said another who identified himself as Amadou Sanyang. "He is a traitor who betrayed the population's trust, we are going to teach him a lesson."
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