Articles by Journaliste en danger (JED)
Governor of Western Kasai province insults journalist
(JED/IFEX) – In a letter to Claudel-André Lubaya, governor of Western Kasai province, JED protested his insulting of a journalist. In the course of a 30 October 2000 press conference which he called in Kananga (the main town in Western Kasai province), while responding to a query concerning a disagreement between himself and his assistant, […]
“Le Potentiel” accused of publishing lies
(JED/IFEX) – On Tuesday 21 November 2000, in an editorial that aired at the beginning of the news, the public television station, Congolese National Radio-Television (Radiotélévision nationale congolaise, RTNC) accused the Kinshasa daily “Le Potentiel” of publishing lies. In its Wednesday 22 November issue (no. 2080), “Le Potentiel” published a right of reply by the […]
“L’Alarme” journalist arrested, three others missing
(JED/IFEX) – Feu d’Or Bonsange Ifonge, Aristote Dola, Kala Bokango and Guy Batshika, journalists with the thrice-weekly Kinshasa newspaper “L’Alarme”, were arrested on Saturday 11 November 2000, early in the morning, at the Place Victoire in Kinshasa/Kalamu. The four men were arrested while distributing issue 236 of their newspaper, which had been published that same […]
“Le Phare” called “enemy of the people” by state television
(JED/IFEX) – In an editorial read at the start of the television news broadcasts of 15 and 16 November 2000, the public network Radiotélévision nationale congolaise (RTNC) called the daily “Le Phare” an “enemy of the Congolese people”. In the editorial, dedicated essentially to “Le Phare”, the presenter, Paul-Donat Mikombe wa Kashimpolo, maintained that “‘Le […]
New RTKM director brought before the court
(JED/IFEX) – The new director of Radiotélévision Kin Malebo (RTKM), Kasonga Mbunga Kalala Kafumba, has been ordered to appear before the Kinshasa/Gombe High Court on 13 November 2000. The company Kin Médias Sprl, which manages RTKM, has launched a lawsuit against Kasonga Mbunga for “extortion and attempted extortion”. Kasonga Mbunga was recently appointed RTKM dirtector […]
Publisher of biweekly “Vision” detained and released
(JED/IFEX) – Jean-Luc Kinyongo Saleh, publisher of the Kinshasa biweekly “Vision”, was arrested at his home on 8 November 2000, early in the morning, by two National Information Agency (Agence nationale de renseignements, ANR) officers. The officers took him to the internal security services’ cells, named “ANR/Fleuve”, in Kinshasa / Gombe. The journalist was released […]
Pro-government daily “L’Avenir” threatened anew
(JED/IFEX) – In an article published in its Wednesday 8 November 2000 edition, the pro-government daily “L’Avenir” claims to have again received threats. According to the article, Brigitte Muabilu Musumba, “L’Avenir”‘s administrator-financial director, received an anonymous telephone call on Tuesday 7 November. She happened to be in the newspaper office at the time. The unidentified […]
Journalist arrested in Goma
(JED/IFEX) – Jean-Paul Ramazani Kulimushi, director of the public station Congolese National Radio-television (Radiotélévision nationale congolaise, RTNC) in Goma, in North Kivu province, was arrested on 29 October 2000 and has been held in detention since then. The journalist is being detained in solitary confinement in the “Mean Dog” cell block at the RCD (Congolese […]