Articles by Journaliste en danger (JED)
Journalist released on bail, radio programme suspended
(JED/IFEX) – Crispin Kalala Mpotoyi, director of the private radio-television station “Débout Kasaï”, which broadcasts in Mbujimayi (capital of East Kasai province, 1000 kilometres from Kinshasa, in the middle of the Democratic Republic of Congo), who was arrested on Wednesday 10 October 2001, was released on Saturday 13 October, after paying US$500 bail. His programme […]
ANR asks to read community radio station’s news bulletins before their broadcast
(JED/IFEX) – On 2 October 2001, Jean Ndombasi Kimboko, programming director and presenter of the newscast “Moanda Soir” on the RCM (Radio communautaire de Moanda) radio station, which broadcasts out of Moanda (a city on the Atlantic coast, in Lower-Congo province), was summoned by the local head of the National Information Agency (Agence nationale de […]
Government returns private radio-television stations RTKM and Canal Kin to their owners
(JED/IFEX) – By way of Ministerial Decree No. 04/MCP/005/2001 of 13 October 2001, made public on 14 October, Minister of Communications and Press Kikaya bin Karubi has decided to lift the measure that placed the RTKM and Canal Kin stations under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Communications and Press. In his explanation of […]
Two journalists arrested
(JED/IFEX) – On Wednesday 10 October 2001, Crispin Kalala Mpotoyi, director of the private radio-television station “Débout Kasaï”, which broadcasts in Mbujimayi (capital of East Kasai province, 1000 kilometres from Kinshasa, in the middle of the Democratic Republic of Congo), was arrested by officers from an unidentified security service. He was taken to the Public […]
Journalist arrested in Lubumbashi
(JED/IFEX) – Kainda Kalenga, aged 44, director of the weekly newspaper “La Frégate”, published in Lubumbashi (capital of Katanga province, 2000 kilometres south-east of Kinshasa), was arrested for questioning a second time, early in the morning on Tuesday 9 October 2001. Kalenga was arrested at his home by officers from the Public Prosecutor’s Office’s Criminal […]
Provincial director of weekly “L’Eveil” released in Kananga
(JED/IFEX) – Innocent Prosper Mbumba, provincial director of the weekly “L’Eveil”, in Kananga, capital of Western Kasai province (1000 km from Kinshasa, in the middle of the Democratic Republic of Congo), who was arrested on Thursday 30 August 2001 and kept in custody in one of the National Information Agency’s (Agence nationale des renseignements, ANR/Kananga) […]
Provincial director of weekly “L’Eveil” arrested in Kananga
(JED/IFEX) – Innocent Prospère Mbumba, provincial director of the weekly “L’Eveil”, in Kananga, capital of Western Kasai province (1000 km from Kinshasa, in the middle of the Democratic Republic of Congo), was arrested on Thursday 30 August 2001. He is being detained in one of the National Information Agency’s (Agence nationale des renseignements, ANR/Kananga) provincial […]
Publication director of “La Manchette” released
(JED/IFEX) – The following is a 9 August 2001 JED press release: Publication director of twice-weekly La Manchette released Kinshasa, 9 August 2001 François Mada Mbulungu, publication director of the twice-weekly La Manchette, published in Kinshasa, was released on Wednesday 8 August 2001 in the late afternoon. He had been detained since Monday 6 August […]