Journaliste en danger (JED)

Sagesse Kamwira was kidnapped by a group of six unidentified armed individuals on 29 October. Her abductors accused her of possessing photos and sound recordings of a group of criminals, who were associated with the death of a merchant in Beni.

Mag Mikombe, a contributor to Echo du Sud newspaper, was arrested following the publication of an article that criticised the president of the Provincial Assembly of Kinshasa.

Gaïus Kowene – an independent journalist and a correspondent for Radio Netherlands – was attacked on 4 October 2013 around 7pm, at his home, by a group of six armed individuals.

In a second joint appeal, over 60 IFEX members and partners again call for the release of Moroccan journalist Ali Anouzla, after terrorism-related charges were laid against him.

Over 60 organisations signed a joint appeal to Moroccan authorities to free editor Ali Anouzla, jailed on 17 September for posting a link to an Al-Qaeda video on his news website alongside an article critical of the video.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s broadcast regulator (CSAC) has been ordered to pay US $40,000 in damages to the owner of Molière TV, after banning the station’s flagship show for thirty days.

A spokesperson for the M23 rebel group recently threatened an unnamed journalist online. Radio journalist Thomas Kubuya believes the threats were directed at him after he posted a comment on Facebook.

Journalist in Danger acknowledges the re-opening of Radio Télévision ya Lisano, after a 37-day suspension. JED is however still calling on authorities to release Simplexe Musangu, General Director of the station.