1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2001: Republic of Congo - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jrrA5xEV5k"><a href="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-congo-republic-of/">Attacks on the Press 2001: Republic of Congo</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-congo-republic-of/embed/#?secret=jrrA5xEV5k" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2001: Republic of Congo” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="jrrA5xEV5k" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Conditions for Congolese journalists improved slightly last year, even though the harsh 1996 Press Law remained on the books. In the main, President Denis Sassou Nguesso's unity government found it expedient to tolerate frequently caustic press criticism. On January 13, however, authorities jailed Richard Ntsana of the opposition newspaper Le Flambeau and accused him of…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260