1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2006: Democratic Republic of Congo - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="m1PImWt00K"><a href="https://cpj.org/2007/02/attacks-on-the-press-2006-democratic-republic-of-c/">Attacks on the Press 2006: Democratic Republic of Congo</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2007/02/attacks-on-the-press-2006-democratic-republic-of-c/embed/#?secret=m1PImWt00K" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2006: Democratic Republic of Congo” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="m1PImWt00K" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO The murder of freelance journalist Bapuwa Mwamba in the weeks before historic national elections cast a deep chill over the media, whose members were already subject to frequent attacks and intimidation. Mwamba was the second journalist to be shot to death in his home in eight months. Attacks on the press…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260