Democratic Republic of the Congo Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Radio station ransacked, equipment seized in DRC

December 4, 2012 2:51 PM EST

New York, December 4, 2012–All sides of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo should halt attacks on journalists and media outlets, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today after a radio station was attacked and taken off the air.

DRC suspends UN-backed broadcaster Radio Okapi

December 3, 2012 2:43 PM EST

New York, December 3, 2012–Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should lift the suspension imposed on Saturday on the United Nations-sponsored broadcaster Radio Okapi in the capital, Kinshasa, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Solange Lusiku and Baudry Aluma have been threatened after running editorials in this October issue of Le Souverain. (Le Souverain)

In DRC, journalists report being threatened in Bukavu

November 27, 2012 4:18 PM EST

New York, November 27, 2012–Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should investigate threats against at least four journalists in the eastern city of Bukavu and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Authorities in DRC force station off the air

November 5, 2012 4:48 PM EST

Security forces arrived at the offices of Radio Télévision Autonome du Sud Kasaï (RTAS), in the south central town of Miabi, on August 15, 2012, and forced the station off the air, according to local press freedom group Journaliste en Danger (JED). The agents also confiscated the station’s transmitter, JED said.

Journalists go into hiding after being threatened in DRC

November 1, 2012 1:52 PM EDT

At least three journalists working in the restive, mineral-rich province of North Kivu have fled into hiding in August and September 2012 after saying they were threatened in reprisal for their reporting, CPJ has learned.

DRC bans broadcasts on conflict in eastern Congo

November 1, 2012 1:19 PM EDT

The Higher Council for Broadcasting and Communication, or CSAC, the DRC’s state-run media regulatory agency, announced in August 2012 that it would indefinitely ban broadcasters from airing talk shows and call-in programs about the ongoing conflict between the government and rebels in the eastern provinces of the country, according to news reports.

DRC minister indefinitely suspends newspaper

November 1, 2012 1:09 PM EDT

Congolese Communications Minister Lambert Mende banned private daily Le Journal indefinitely on June 29, 2012, in connection with an editorial that he said incited racism and tribalism, local press freedom group OLPA reported.

In DRC, journalist briefly kidnapped in Lubumbashi

November 1, 2012 12:08 PM EDT

Four armed men abducted Franck Fwamba, editor of the monthly magazine Mining News, and forced him into an unmarked car at around 6 p.m. on June 6, 2012, in the southern city of Lubumbashi, according to local journalists and the press freedom group Journaliste en Danger (JED).

Thierry Michel was denied entry into the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday. (AFP/Thierry Charlier)

DRC denies entry to independent Belgian journalist

July 10, 2012 5:57 PM EDT

Abuja, Nigeria, July 10, 2012–A Belgian journalist who released a critical documentary on the murder of a human rights activist was denied entry into the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday. The Committee to Protect Journalists denounces the country’s decision to block Thierry Michel entry into the country for what seems to be an…

In DRC, journalists detained without charge for two days

May 11, 2012 4:12 PM EDT

New York, May 11, 2012–Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo must immediately release two journalists who have been detained without charge since Wednesday over their story criticizing a government official, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.