Massacre In Goma Clouds Dr Congo’s Elections And UFriday, September 15, 2023
On 30 August, elite troops slaughtered over 50 civilians planning to protest perceived foreign interference in the eastern DR Congo, three months ahead of elections. The government has asked the UN for an ldquo;accelerated rdquo; withdrawal. Crisis Group experts Richard Moncrieff and Onesphor ...
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DRC Journalist Stanis Bujakera Arrested Over Report On Ex-minister’s MurderTuesday, September 12, 2023
Kinshasa, September 11, 2023 mdash;Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should immediately and unconditionally release journalist Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala, return his devices, and stop arresting journalists in connection with their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. ... |
DRC Immigration Officers Attack Journalist Soleil Ntumba Mufike To Stop EvictionWednesday, September 6, 2023
Kinshasa, September 6, 2023 mdash;Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must hold accountable the immigration officers who attacked journalist Soleil Ntumba Mufike and broke his camera, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On Friday, September 1, Ntumba was filming p ... |
Drc Police Attack Congolese Journalists Louis France Kuzikesa And Will Claes N’lFriday, August 4, 2023
Kinshasa, August 4, 2023 mdash;Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo should investigate and hold to account police officers who assaulted journalists Louis France Kuzikesa and Will Claes N rsquo;lemvo in an Ethiopian airport, and stop law enforcement officials from intimidating the pre ... |
At Least 7 Congolese Journalists Stoned, Slapped Or Beaten In Election-related IFriday, August 4, 2023
Kinshasa, August 3, 2023 mdash;Politicians in the Democratic Republic of Congo and their supporters must respect journalists rsquo; rights to report freely and safely in the lead-up to national elections on December 20, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. At least seven journalist ... |
M23 Rebels Ban Radio Show By Displaced Congolese JournalistsThursday, July 20, 2023
Kinshasa, July 19, 2023 ndash; Leaders of the M23 rebel movement occupying Rutshuru in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, should immediately reverse the latest ban on ldquo;Sauti ya Wahami, rdquo; a radio show produced by displaced journalists, and on Top Congo FM rsquo;s programming, t ... |
Congolese Soldiers Arrest, Beat 3 Journalists Covering Land DisputeMonday, July 3, 2023
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must hold accountable the soldiers who arrested and beat journalists Jeef Ngoyi, Marie-Louise Malou Mbela and Jiresse Nkelani, and cease detaining journalists covering the news, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. On Wednesday, Jun ... |
DRC Enacts Press Law And Digital Code That Criminalize JournalismWednesday, May 24, 2023
New York, May 23, 2023 mdash;DRC authorities should swiftly reform the country rsquo;s new press law and digital code to ensure journalism is not criminalized and the media can work without undue restrictions or fear of prosecution, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. In April, Con ... |
DRC: Fatal Floods Highlight Urgent Need For Disaster Response StrategyThursday, December 15, 2022
Reacting to the severe flooding and landslides in Kinshasa, which claimed 120 lives on 12 and 13 December and left thousands homeless, Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty International rsquo;s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns in East Africa, Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes regions said: ldquo;Am ... |
Regional Powers Should Drive Diplomacy In DR Congo As M23 Surrounds GomaThursday, December 1, 2022
Fighting has intensified in North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with M23 rebels now partially encircling the major city Goma. Regional leaders, particularly Kenya, should press hard for a halt to the insurgent advances and urge Kinshasa and Kigali to reduce tensions.[/ ... |
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