Articles by Journaliste en danger (JED)
North Kivu provincial minister suspends radio host
Jacques “Djasadjasa” Nyamugenda has been suspended until further notice, following a request by Minister Naason Kubuya Ndoole who accused the host of having spread “defamatory and insulting comments about the local authorities.”
Targeting of journalists and demonstrators alarming, says IFEX-TMG
The IFEX-TMG is urging action to prevent any repeat of recent violent crackdowns on demonstrators and journalists in the run up to scheduled constitutional elections in October.
Opposition television station resumes broadcasts after week-long ban
In an open letter to Media and Communications Minster Lambert Mende, JED called the accusations against Radio Lisanga Télévision baseless and warned against attempts to legitimise censorship for political ends.
Editor sentenced in absentia to one month in prison
Freddy Mulumba Kabwaya was named in a lawsuit by the secretary general of the Congolese Communist Party after his newspaper published an article claiming the politician had failed to uphold party values.
Opposition journalist suffers machete attack
JED is stunned by the authorities’ silence almost one week after the attack on Baby Balukuna, which is sadly emblematic of the climate of political intolerance that has taken hold in the country in the run up to presidential elections.
Journalist gunned down steps away from his home
The killing of Kambale Musonia brings the tally of journalists killed to six since 2007.
Private television network raided by militia members linked to provincial governor
Recent incidents in Lubumbashi resulted in the raid on JUA TV and an assault on its journalists, leaving two severely injured.
Scars of oppression run deep in the country’s media
IFEX-TMG report calls for free and independent media and a strong, democratic and open civil society.