Journaliste en danger (JED)

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Military police escort the military governor of North Kivu province, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 10 May 2021, ALEXIS HUGUET/AFP via Getty Images

DRC journalist Barthelemy Kubanabandu Changamuka murdered

Congolese broadcast journalist Barthelemy Kubanabandu Changamuka was shot eight times and killed just minutes after being on air.

Nanou Kazaku, a reporter for Goma-based Radio UB-FM, Facebook/Merveilles Kiro

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.

The tragedy of a Congolese journalist’s murder on IDEI

AFEX and partner JED are asking authorities to thoroughly investigate the killing of Papy Mahamba Mumbere and prosecute the perpetrators.

DRC President urged to act on promises to reform media landscape

RSF and partner organization JED are urging DRC’s President Tshisekedi to follow through on promises to reform the media landscape and put a stop the closure of radio stations and attacks on journalists.

Supporters of newly elected President Felix Tshisekedi during his inauguration in Kinshasa, DRCongo, 24 January 2019, JOHN WESSELS/AFP/Getty Images

Newly elected DRCongo president asked to protect journalists

RSF and its partner organization JED are calling on incoming president of the DRC Felix Tshisekedi, to protect journalists and put an end to impunity for crimes committed against the press.

Kinshasa, DR Congo, 5 February 2013, Antoine Moens de Hase/Flickr, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)

Journalist Sylvanie Kiaku arrested, detained and charged with criminal defamation

Charged with criminal defamation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, journalist Sylvanie Kiaku remains behind bars as she is unable to raise the US$1000 bail.

Kinshasa, DRC, 8 June 2018, JOHN WESSELS/AFP/Getty Images

Kinshasa TV station raided, ransacked and material seized

Police in Kinshasa raided Kin Lartus, a television current affairs production company. The police ransacked the premises, seized material and arrested 10 journalists.

Catholic faithfuls attend a mass celebrating the Day of The Martyrs of Independence and to commemorate the people who died during the 31 December protests, on 4 January 2018 in Kinshasa, JOHN WESSELS/AFP/Getty Images

DRC: Protesters killed as internet and SMS services shut down

On 31 December 2017, security forces shot and killed at least seven protesters while several others were arrested during anti-government demonstrations in Kinshasa. The Congolese government also ordered a nationwide internet shutdown and disruption of SMS services a day before the protests.