Articles by Journaliste en danger (JED)
JED condemns government attempts to set media agenda during crisis
(JED/IFEX) – The following is an abridged version of a 20 December 2004 JED press release: JED denounces government attempts to set media agenda as war rages in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Journaliste en danger (JED), an independent and non-partisan organisation dedicated to the promotion of press freedom and operator of the […]
JED publishes 2004 Report on press freedom situation in Central Africa
(JED/IFEX) – The following is an excerpt from JED’s 2004 report on the “State of Press Freedom in Central Africa”: As part of celebrations marking the 56th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, JED announces the publication of its 2004 Report on the “State of Press Freedom in Central Africa” Kinshasa, Grand Hotel, […]
Three journalists detained for 24 hours in Kinshasa
(JED/IFEX) – On 26 November 2004, in the early evening, Delly Bonsange, Rackys Bokela and Jean-Marie Basa Ndjakolo, journalists with the newspapers “Alerte Plus”, “Le Collecteur” and “Flash Info”, respectively, were arrested by three judicial police inspectors and detained at the Kinshasa/Gombe High Court, where they spent the night. The journalists were released on 27 […]
Evangelical radio station’s confiscated equipment returned
(JED/IFEX) – On 28 October 2004, evangelical radio station Radio Hosanna’s confiscated equipment was returned. Members of the National Intelligence Agency’s (Agence nationale des renseignements, ANR) Lubumbashi branch had confiscated the station’s equipment on 4 August. Radio Hosanna is owned by the Nouvelle Cité de David (New City of David) church and broadcasts in Lubumbashi, […]
Publication director granted provisional release after posting bail
(JED/IFEX) – Freddy Monsa Iyaka Duku, publication director of the Kinshasa-based daily “Le Potentiel”, who was arrested in the early afternoon of 13 September 2004 and placed in the temporary custody of the Kinshasa/Gombe High Court Prosecutor’s Office, was granted a provisional release on 14 September after posting bail. Duku is accused of making “damaging […]
Publication director arrested
(JED/IFEX) – Freddy Monsa Iyaka Duku, publication director of the Kinshasa-based daily “Le Potentiel”, was arrested in the early afternoon of 13 September 2004 and placed in provisional custody by the Kinshasa/Gombe Court Prosecutor’s Office. Duku is accused of making “damaging allegations” about Congolese Vice-President Arthur Z’Ahidi Ngoma. The journalist, who was contacted by JED […]
Journalist severely beaten
(JED/IFEX) – Journalist Mbuyi Tshibwabwa, who is also known as “Mbote ya Kabambi” (“The Big Hello”), has been in hospital since 22 August 2004 after being severely beaten at a military court in Goma, North Kivu province’s main city, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Tshibwabwa is a military journalist and host of the local television […]
Journalist interrogated
(JED/IFEX) – Simplice Kalunga wa Kalunga, producer and host of the “Nouvelle Donne” (“New Order”) show, broadcast on the privately-owned, Kinshasa-based Channel Media Broadcasting (CMB) television station, was summoned for questioning by a Gombe court judge on 19 August 2004. Kalunga was interrogated at length about a 9 August programme during which he had discussed […]