1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2001: Democratic Republic of the Congo - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="MWS0piiJKW"><a href="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-democratic-republic-of-t/">Attacks on the Press 2001: Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-democratic-republic-of-t/embed/#?secret=MWS0piiJKW" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2001: Democratic Republic of the Congo” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="MWS0piiJKW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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During the four years that he ruled the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila compiled one of Africa's worst press freedom records. On January 4, 2001, the last three journalists jailed by Kabila were released on the president's personal orders. Two weeks later, Kabila was assassinated.https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260