Two DRC journalists attacked while covering court case
In two separate incidents, DRC journalists Fify Kibwana and Daniel Aloterembi are attacked while covering events involving an opposition politician.
Militant group member threatens DRC journalist
A person identifying himself as a “general” with the Patriotic Force and Integrationist of Congo (FPIC) armed group, sent a message to Jean Christian Bafwa Kabaseke, threatening him over his recent coverage of the group.
DRC journalists’ lives threatened by armed rebel group
Journalist Henry Hererimana Serushago is forced to go into hiding, as the threat posed by the armed rebel M23, in DRC’s restive province of North Kivu, continues intensifying.
DRC’s intelligence agency detains local journalist but releases American journalist
Authorities should immediately release journalist Joseph Kazadi Kamuanga and ensure the press can work without fear of arrest.
Journalists in the DRC receive death threats for reporting on conflict in the country’s east
DRC journalists Stanis Bujakere, Steve Wembi, and John Lungila are receiving death threats after being accused of being supporters of the armed militant group M23, because of their reporting on the conflict in the eastern part of the country.
Intelligence head orders the detention, stripping and beating of journalists
Journalists Cédar Sabiti, Samuel Matela, and Junior Batu Ngole were stripped and beaten by intelligence agents.
Three DRC journalists detained for insulting deputy prime minister
Radio journalists – Albert Muhila, Dieu Agba, and Patrick Gbondo who work for Radio Mwana Mboka – are released on bail, after spending over a week in jail, for allegedly insulting high-ranking government official.
DRC journalist savagely assaulted while covering protest
Community radio reporter Justine Lifombi is savagely beaten by police in DRC’s Tshopo province, losing her equipment and shoes in the ordeal.
Home of DRC journalist burnt down by armed group
Journalist Prince Syaghendera was forced to go into hiding after an armed group he had reported on torched his house.
DRC military arrest AFP correspondent
Journalist Pierre Sosthène Kambidi has been detained since 20 September, over footage of the 2017 killing of UN experts Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan that was in his possession.
Attack on DRC journalist caught on camera
In a video shared on social media, journalist and Radio France Internationale corresponded Patient Ligodi who was covering a protest in Kinshasa, DRC is seen being brutally assaulted by police.
Leveraging the digital space to combat human trafficking
Through its study of the role of the internet in human trafficking, the African Legal Think Tank on Women’s Rights realised it’s possible to use the same technology to curb the illegal practice.
Military personnel attacking journalists with impunity in DRC
Freelance reporter Daniel Michombero’s home was ransacked and he was threatened during a raid by armed masked soldiers.
DRC journalist Barthelemy Kubanabandu Changamuka murdered
Congolese broadcast journalist Barthelemy Kubanabandu Changamuka was shot eight times and killed just minutes after being on air.
DR Congo whistleblowers sentenced to death in absentia
Two former bank employees, Gradi Koko and Navy Malela, have been subjected to a smear campaign, been threatened and now face death sentences for exposing illicit financial flows in the DRC.
Journalist Nanou Kazaku shot while covering protest
Radio journalist Nanou Kazaku undergoes emergency surgery after being shot while covering a protest in Goma in the DRC.