Articles by Journaliste en danger (JED)
Two journalists from “La Référence Plus” arrested
(JED/IFEX) – Franck Baku Fuita and Franck Ngyke, respectively editor-in-chief and head of the political column for the Kinshasa weekly “La Référence Plus”, were arrested on Friday 1 and Sunday 3 September 2000 respectively. Baku was arrested and locked up, on the order of the public prosecutor (Procureur général de la République, PGR), in the […]
Freddy Loseke sick in Kinshasa central prison
**Updates IFEX alerts of 27 and 6 June, 24, 4 and 3 May, 4 April, 14 and 7 March, 24 and 16 February, 20, 19, 18, 11 and 7 January 2000** (JED/IFEX) – In a 1 September 2000 letter to JED from his cell in the Penitentiary and Re-Education Centre of Kinshasa (CPRK, formerly the […]
JED concerned about the state of press freedom in the DRC
(JED/IFEX) – The following is a 2 September 2000 JED letter to Dominique Sakombi Inongo, Minister of Communication for the Democratic Republic of Congo: Kinshasa, 2 September 2000 Mr. Dominique Sakombi Inongo Minister of Communication Kinshasa/Lingwala Your Excellency, Topic: The state of press freedom in the Democratic Republic of Congo In the name of the […]
Zimbabwean soldiers issue death threats to journalists in Kananga
(JED/IFEX) – “Don’t you know that soldiers eat human flesh and that the weapons they have are for killing people like you? Get out of my office! And you will see!” Such were the words used on 14 August 2000 in Kananga by a Zimbabwean colonel, otherwise unidentified, in his office with regard to Joli-Ambroise […]
Warrants issued for arrests of two more journalists in Kakese case
(JED/IFEX) – In its hearing on 28 August 2000, the Court of Military Order (Cour d’ordre militaire, COM) announced, through the prosecution, represented by military prosecutor Ntsinu Pokata, that “two arrest warrants were issued on 25 August 2000 against Mr. Mankenda Voka, publisher of the daily ‘L’Observateur’, and Mr. Pius Muabilu Mukala of ‘L’Avenir’ [who […]
One journalist released on bail in Kakese case
(JED/IFEX) – At its 25 August 2000 hearing, the Court of Military Order (Cour d’ordre militaire, COM) granted a provisional release on bail to Richard Nsamba Olangi, publisher of the newspaper “Le Messager Africain”, and Nicolas Katako Okende, husband of the current minister of transportation and communications. The two defendents paid 30,000 FC (30,000 Congolese […]
Two more journalists jailed in Kakese case
(JED/IFEX) – Richard Nsamba Olangi, publisher of the newspaper “Le Messager Africain”, and Jean-Pierre Mukuna Ekanga, editor of the newspaper “La Tribune de la Nation”, were once again arrested, on 15 and 17 August 2000, respectively, when they went to the Court of Military Order (Cour d’ordre militaire, COM) as witnesses for the defence, summoned […]
Journalist Emile-Aimé Kakese appears before the Court of Military Order
**Updates IFEX alerts of 14 August, 12 July and 27 June 2000** (JED/IFEX) – Emile-Aimé Kakese Vinalu, publisher of the newspaper “Le Carrousel”, appeared before the Court of Military Order (Cour d’ordre militaire, COM) in Kinshasa/Gombe on Tuesday 15 August 2000. During this first hearing, Kakese’s lawyers (Muila Kayembe, Nkwebe Wassis and Bondo Tshimbombo) asked […]