Journaliste en danger (JED)

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Link to: IFEX-TMG alarmed by ongoing attacks targeting demonstrators, media, performers and academics

IFEX-TMG alarmed by ongoing attacks targeting demonstrators, media, performers and academics

The IFEX-TMG is alarmed at attacks and prison sentences based on religious morality charges, as well as the use of force by police on demonstrators.

Link to: Forty-four IFEX members and partners call proposed cyber crimes law a setback to free speech

Forty-four IFEX members and partners call proposed cyber crimes law a setback to free speech

An open letter by 44 organisations calls Iraq’s proposed Information Technology Crimes law a threat to the fundamental freedoms necessary for the evolution of free speech and a vibrant press. The law will come to vote in the Iraqi Council of Representatives in April.

Link to: Television station attacked, programme host in hiding

Television station attacked, programme host in hiding

Radio Télévision Kindu Maniema was attacked on 20 March by a dozen men who doused its satellite antenna and a car on the premises in fuel, and set them on fire before fleeing the scene.

Link to: Twenty-three African press freedom groups and journalists urge UNESCO to abolish Obiang prize

Twenty-three African press freedom groups and journalists urge UNESCO to abolish Obiang prize

The signatories noted that while President Obiang has offered to remove his name from the prize, this does not erase the concern that his US$3 million donation links him and the abuses of his government to UNESCO, thereby undercutting the organisation’s worthy mission.

Link to: Goma-based journalist receives death threats, fears for his life

Goma-based journalist receives death threats, fears for his life

Tuver Wundi began receiving threats after participating in a Goma radio station’s cultural programme.

Link to: Kinshasa-based broadcaster back on the air after three-month closure

Kinshasa-based broadcaster back on the air after three-month closure

JED is deeply dismayed by the station’s unjustified three-month closure, which highlights the authorities’ contempt for media and the thousands of people who were denied news broadcasts over several months.

Link to: Radio Télévision Catholique, pro-opposition broadcasters allowed back on air

Radio Télévision Catholique, pro-opposition broadcasters allowed back on air

Three broadcasters are back on the air following a two-day suspension of their activities.

Link to: Catholic broadcaster shut down ahead of protest march

Catholic broadcaster shut down ahead of protest march

The closure order came one day before a planned protest march organised by Catholic church members to denounce election results.