Articles by Journaliste en danger (JED)
Home of “L’Avenir”‘s publication director searched
(JED/IFEX) – According to information received by JED and confirmed in issue 1262 of the daily “L’Avenir”, dated Thursday 19 July 2001, three persons – including an inspector named Konde, from the Public Prosecutor’s Office’s Criminal Investigation Department (Police judiciaire des parquets, PJP) – burst into the Kinshasa/Matete home of Joachim Diana Gikupa, the newspaper’s […]
Journalists and other employees of daily “L’Avenir” harassed
(JED/IFEX) – On Tuesday 17 July 2001, Joseph Mutambule, Joachim Diana Gikupa, Kipela Mondo and Mireille Kavungu, deputy director-general, publication director, principal editor-in-chief and management secretary, respectively, from the pro-government daily “L’Avenir”, were summoned to the Public Prosecutor’s Office’s Criminal Investigation Department (Police judiciaire des parquets, PJP) in Kinshasa / Gombe. JED has learned that […]
Newspapers seized in Kinshasa
(JED/IFEX) – In a letter to Christophe Muzungu, the City of Kinshasa’s interim governor, JED protested the actions of PNC agents, who systematically confiscated newspapers sold by street vendors on several Kinshasa/Gombe streets, including 30 June Boulevard, on Monday 9 July 2001, in the daytime. JED’s letter of protest was copied to the ministers of […]
Journalist Freddy Loseke remains imprisoned
(JED/IFEX) – The following is a 1 July 2001 JED press release: The minister of human rights lied: Freddy Loseke remains imprisoned On Sunday 24 June 2001, at the opening of the National Conference on Human Rights (Conférence nationale sur les droits de l’homme, CNDH), in response to a question asked by a delegate from […]
JED barred from participating in National Conference on Human Rights
(JED/IFEX) – The following is a 25 June 2001 JED press release: JED barred from participating in National Conference on Human Rights The pass of lawyer Dieudonné Kaluba Dibwa, representative of Journaliste en danger (JED) – a Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) based non-governmental organisation for the defence and promotion of press freedom – was […]
Publication director of “L’Avenir” released
(JED/IFEX) – Joachim Diana Gikupa, publication director of the pro-government daily “L’Avenir”, was released on Thursday 21 June 2001 in the late afternoon, on order of an officer of the Kinshasa/Gombe High Court Public Prosecutor’s Office. The journalist was asked to appear again at the Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday 22 June. Diana Gikupa told […]
Eight radio and television stations face imminent ban
(JED/IFEX) – In a 21 May 2001 letter, the minister of communications and press announced that eight community radio and television stations in Lower Congo (Bas-Congo) province will be banned as of 30 June. The targeted stations include Radio Sango Malamu (RSM), Radio Télé Matadi (RTM), Radio Communautaire Muanda (RCM), Radio Télé Mbanza-Ngungu (RTBC), Télé […]
Publication director of pro-government daily “L’Avenir” detained in Kinshasa
(JED/IFEX) – Joachim Diana Gikupa, publication director of the daily “L’Avenir”, was detained on Thursday 14 June 2001, by the National Information Agency (Agence nationale des renseignements, ANR) services. According to the newspaper, “on Thursday 14 June, at around 11:00 a.m., we received a telephone call from the National Information Agency (ANR), a follow-up to […]