Journaliste En Danger (JED) calls upon the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the security and information services that report to it, to loosen the noose around the media and independent journalists that suffer under different political, economic and judicial pressures. More specifically, JED asks that Congolese authorities re-open the dozen or so media outlets currently closed within the country and to declare a moratorium on the arrest of journalists for doing their work.
A few months before major political events - including local, legislative and presidential elections - the media has come under high surveillance by security forces. This began in January, with long weeks of internet outages and social media blocks, and the closure of several media outlets covering the demonstrations led by the opposition.
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