Articles by Journaliste en danger (JED)
Journalist held for questioning in Tshikapa
(JED/IFEX) – The following is a JED press release: Journalist held for questioning in Tshikapa, in central Democratic Republic of Congo Kinshasa, 17 June 2005 On 14 and 15 June 2005, Laurent Lukengu Badimanye, a journalist with Kasai Horizons Radio-Television (KHRT) in Tshikapa, the second largest city in West Kasai province, was detained and questioned […]
Journalist briefly detained in Tshikapa for giving airtime to opposition
(JED/IFEX) – The following is a 9 June 2005 JED press release: Kinshasa, 9 June 2005 On 9 June 2005, Roger-Casimir Ntwite, provincial coordinator for the Congolese Association of Community Radio Stations (Association des Radios Communautaires et Associatives du Congo, ARCO) and a journalist with Radio Concorde Nationale, based in Tshikapa, the second largest city […]
Community radio station allowed to resume broadcasts
(JED/IFEX) – On 18 May 2005, at 7:30 p.m. (local time), Radiotélévision Débout Kasaï (RTDK), a community radio station based in Mbuji-Mayi, capital of East Kasai province, central Democratic Republic Of Congo, was allowed to resume its broadcasts. The station was allowed back on the air following a one-hour meeting between Provincial Governor Dominique Kanku […]
Provincial governor orders closure of community radio station
(JED/IFEX) – On 17 May 2005, at 8:30 p.m. (local time), Radiotélévision Débout Kasaï (RTDK), a community radio station based in Mbuji-Mayi, capital of East Kasai province, central Democratic Republic Of Congo, was raided by a group of officers from the Congolese National Police’s Special Services, led by Major Israël Kantu. The police closed the […]
Six journalists abducted by militiamen in Katanga province
(JED/IFEX) – On 24 April 2005, six Congolese journalists were abducted by a group of Mai Mai militiamen operating under the command of one “Chinja Chinja” (“Cut-Throat”). The journalists are being held in the port of Kilumbe, Upper Lomami district, some 400 km from Lubumbashi. They had gone to the area to cover the disarmament […]
Provincial governor threatens to close community radio stations
(JED/IFEX) – On 3 April 2005, Augustin Bulaimu, governor of South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), threatened to close the province’s community radio stations during a press conference held at the gubernatorial residence. Bulaimu told the conference that the stations did not “make [his] voice heard” and that it was their […]
Two journalists detained for 24 hours in Kinshasa
(JED/IFEX) – On 31 March 2005, Médard Ndinga Masakuba and François Mada, publisher and publication director, respectively, of the twice-weekly Kinshasa-based newspaper “La Manchette”, were arrested, handcuffed and taken into custody at the Kinshasa/Kalamu High Court Prosecutor’s Office by six judicial police officers. The two journalists spent the night at the Prosecutor’s Office’s detention facility. […]
Cameraman assaulted by soldiers under minister’s authority
(JED/IFEX) – The following is a JED press release: Kinshasa, 8 March 2005 Minister implicated in land dispute orders cameraman assaulted On 8 March 2005, Aditien Basabose, a cameraman for the Canal Congo television station (CCTV), owned by Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba, was assaulted by soldiers under the authority of Environment Minister Anselme Enerunga, as the […]