Crackdown on Activists in DR Congo
President Joseph Kabila is under intense pressure not to seek re-election in 2016.
President Joseph Kabila
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Reporter Still Held a Day After Raid On News Conference
RSF, 6 March 2015
Journalist in Danger (JED) and Reporters Without Borders call for the immediate release of Erick Izami, a reporter for privately-owned TV station Antenne A, who has been held… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
DR Congo - Mass Arrests of Activists - Crackdown On Free Expression Raises Election Concerns
HRW, 18 March 2015
The arrest of at least 26 activists and others in Kinshasa on March 15, 2015, raises serious concerns of a broader crackdown on free expression before the 2016 Democratic Republic… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Afex Condemns Arrest of Journalists Covering Civil Society Event in DRC
IFEX, 19 March 2015
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply appalled by recent acts of harassment and intimidation of journalists by Government authorities in the Democratic… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Journalists Detained, Beaten in DRC
CPJ, 17 March 2015
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to respect the right of journalists to do their work without fear of arrest or harm. Read more »
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West Africa:
Afex Condemns Arrest and Detention of Journalists, Accuses Congolese Authorities of Assault On Free Expression
MFWA, 19 March 2015
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply appalled by recent acts of harassment and intimidation of journalists by Government authorities in the Democratic… Read more »
InFocus
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The spat between the Congolese governemnt and the UN mission in the country is the latest episode in a stand-off that started with the UN's request to the government to replace two ... Read more »
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Civil society organisations have declared Bukavu, a town bordering Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, a "dead city" after violent demonstrations. Read more »
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After deadly clashes in which a number of people were killed, the Senate has delayed a vote on legislation that would enable President Joseph Kabila - in power for 14 years - to ... Read more »
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Amnesty International has accused a Belgian mining group of bulldozing hundreds of homes and benefiting from a government "cover-up." Read more »