22 May 2012
Alerts - Democratic Republic of Congo
17 May 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo
Radio Bangu's office in Bandundu City was closed following its failure to pay a US$5,571 licence tax.
14 May 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo
Eight journalists were arrested during the police raid on the station.
11 May 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo
Sébastien Mulamba and Mbuyi Mukadi, both with the monthly
Kisangani News, were arrested by plainclothes officers from police intelligence.
10 May 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo
JED calls on Congolese and UN authorities to take all necessary measures to guarantee Gisèle Kaj's physical safety.
13 April 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo
Authorities' ordered a country-wide ban on screenings of "The Chebeya Affair: State Crime?", a documentary film abut the circumstances surrounding the trial of the killers of Floribert Chebeya.
11 April 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo
JED denounced the intimidation of journalists by local national intelligence agency officials in Tshimbulu.
23 March 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo
Although four of the eight indicted policemen were convicted for the murder of Chebeya, the victims' widows were stunned by the verdict. Virtually no one believed that justice had been done.
20 March 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo
Radio Télévision Kindu Maniema was attacked on 20 March by a dozen men who doused its satellite antenna and a car on the premises in fuel, and set them on fire before fleeing the scene.
5 March 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo
Tuver Wundi began receiving threats after participating in a Goma radio station's cultural programme.
1 March 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo
JED is deeply dismayed by the station's unjustified three-month closure, which highlights the authorities' contempt for media and the thousands of people who were denied news broadcasts over several months.
17 February 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo
Three broadcasters are back on the air following a two-day suspension of their activities.
16 February 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo
The closure order came one day before a planned protest march organised by Catholic church members to denounce election results.
24 January 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo
While the previous suspension was lifted, RCTK's director and journalists were warned to "respect the measures in place, or risk a definitive closure."
10 January 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo
"Kisangani News" and "Journal de la paix" are accused of violating the 1996 media law; editors at both papers maintain the charges are political.
9 January 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo
The suspension of broadcasts by the station had aroused international protests, notably from France and the United States.
5 January 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo
Authorities shut down broadcasts of the French government-funded station after it reported on opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi's staged swearing-in ceremony.
29 December 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
The ongoing interference by politicians and security agents in the realm of the media reflect the failure of the CSAC to protect the right to information, says JED.
22 December 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
While Senghor Fundi, Shabani bin Shabani, Augustin Mateso, and Moïse Mateso, were released, their radio station remains shuttered.
22 December 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Security force personnel have fired on people in the street who may have been protesting the election result, were preparing to protest or were simply bystanders.
16 December 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
The journalists are accused of resuming operations at the station without the authorisation of Kabambare administrator Ernest Isaac Miyambo after it was shuttered on 18 November.
8 December 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
RLTV's station in Mbuji-Mayi was besieged by a heavily-armed police unit on 5 December and remained occupied as of 8 December.
7 December 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Eliezer Thambwe received a series of anonymous death threats by phone following his hosting of a television programme called "Support for Etienne Tshisekedi".
22 November 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Station directors for five community radio stations were summoned to a meeting with the territorial administrator during which they were told to immediately get their papers in order by paying a sum US$15,000.
17 November 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
The broadcast regulator suspended the station on 7 November 2011 after it aired comments by opposition candidate EtienneTshisekedi in which he encouraged his supporters to "break down the prison doors and free the opposition prisoners."
8 November 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Freddy Kalume was severely beaten on 7 November by PPRD supporters during clashes between them and supporters of the UDPS opposition party.
7 November 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
RLTV's signal was cut following broadcast of a programme during which opposition candidate Etienne Tshisekedi proclaimed himself president - three weeks ahead of the scheduled 28 November elections.
7 November 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Robert Shemahamba went into hiding after his radio show, "Couleurs dominicales", resulted in several anonymous threats and a summons from the public prosecutor's office.
27 October 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Odon Mwamba was released on 26 October 2011 following JED's call to abbot Twité asking him to request that the journalist be released immediately and to await the court's ruling on the matter.
25 October 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Congo Média Channel Télévision was evicted from its headquarters on 24 October by police officers who illegally occupied its premises.
25 October 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Odon Mwamba was arrested on 23 October and has been detained on charges of criminal defamation against Abbot Twité, rector of the Lubumbashi grand seminary.
18 October 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo

Armed individuals entered the premises of Info Lingala on the night of 13 October, destroying a part of the building's roof and damaging equipment.
30 September 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
John Kinkendu was severely beaten and had his camera confiscated by a group of youths while covering an opposition rally that was dispersed by police.
23 September 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Dédé Ilunga was accused of "inciting rebellion" and working for the opposition after he criticised President Joseph Kabila's public works programme on his radio programme.
7 September 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Radio Lisanga Television was attacked by a group of armed men who set fire to the premises in what JED believes was a premeditated attack.
2 September 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
John Bompengo, Daudet Nzumbu, Papy Mulala and Bienvenu Kabamba were harassed and beaten by members of the national police and by individuals in civilian clothing.
1 September 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
The organisation's president, Donat M'Baya Tshimanga, and secretary-general, Tshivis Tshivuadi, received a threatening email from a supporter of Yves Kisombe.
30 August 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Member of Parliament Yves Kisombe stormed the studios of RTVS1, demanded to see Eugénie Ntumba and threatened to rape her for having recorded his comments in an earlier interview, according to the journalist.
24 August 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Serge Kembila was attacked by a group of men hired as security for Evariste Boshab, Secretary General of the ruling People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy.
18 August 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Alpha Manzanza, director of the community radio station Etoile de Bolobo, was detained on the pretence that the station was broadcasting without proper documentation.
5 August 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Jacques "Djasadjasa" Nyamugenda has been suspended until further notice, following a request by Minister Naason Kubuya Ndoole who accused the host of having spread "defamatory and insulting comments about the local authorities."
18 July 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
In an open letter to Media and Communications Minster Lambert Mende, JED called the accusations against Radio Lisanga Télévision baseless and warned against attempts to legitimise censorship for political ends.
8 July 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Freddy Mulumba Kabwaya was named in a lawsuit by the secretary general of the Congolese Communist Party after his newspaper published an article claiming the politician had failed to uphold party values.
24 June 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
JED is stunned by the authorities' silence almost one week after the attack on Baby Balukuna, which is sadly emblematic of the climate of political intolerance that has taken hold in the country in the run up to presidential elections.
22 June 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
The killing of Kambale Musonia brings the tally of journalists killed to six since 2007.
21 June 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Recent incidents in Lubumbashi resulted in the raid on JUA TV and an assault on its journalists, leaving two severely injured.
6 May 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
As the midway point of the election campaign approaches, the press freedom situation remains worrisome, says JED.
14 April 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Samy Mbeto was arrested and taken into custody on 9 April on orders from the prosecutor's office following a complaint by a local politician.
14 February 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Radio du Peuple Oïcha was allowed to resume its broadcasts following a meeting of the provincial security council.
7 February 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Beni's deputy administrator criticised the station for its coverage of the current insecurity in the region.
28 December 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo
Dominique Kalonzo was reportedly involved in an altercation with National Intelligence Agency agents sent to arrest him and has subsequently gone missing.
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