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Democratic Republic of Congo

Bought-off media worsen election marred in violence

Just before a brutally violent and hotly contested election, Journaliste en danger (JED) condemned the lack of media standards and inaction by DRC's broadcast regulatory that have contributed to massive divisions in the country.

Democratic Republic of Congo

IFEX appeals to President to take action against threats to IFEX member Journaliste en danger

IFEX has raised alarm bells to President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo about the safety of staff at its own member group Journaliste en danger (JED). Late last month, Donat M'Baya Tshimanga, president of JED, and secretary-general Tshivis Tshivuadi, received death threats in an email from what looks to be a supporter of the ruling party, warning that they should be ready for the "final battle." The intimidation is a sign of what's to come in the run-up to the presidential elections on 28 November, says IFEX.

Democratic Republic of Congo

Media says no to abuse by politicians

Journalists' organisations and media executives in the Democratic Republic of Congo have imposed a six-month embargo on media coverage of a member of parliament for his violent behaviour against the media. It's just one tactic in their campaign against the "noticeable rise" in attacks against journalists ahead of the November elections, say Journaliste en danger (JED) and other IFEX members.

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalist gunned down amid rising attacks on press

A journalist who had recently reported about the arrest of locals accused of trafficking weapons for criminal activity was found shot to death last week in the eastern town of Kirumba in the Democratic Republic of Congo, report Journaliste en danger (JED) and other IFEX members.

Democratic Republic of Congo

Arrests and threats escalate

Thirty-one IFEX members have written to Congolese President Joseph Kabila, calling on him to end the persecution and harassment of journalists. In recent months, there have been "deliberate attacks on journalists and media... that could foreshadow even greater repression in the run-up to next year's elections if preventive measures are not adopted," says the joint action initiated by Journaliste en danger (JED) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Democratic Republic of Congo

Prominent human rights defender slain

After exposing abuses by the security forces and government for years, an extremely vocal Congolese rights defender was found dead on 1 June, report Journaliste en Danger (JED) and Human Rights Watch.

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalist slain

A prominent journalist who regularly covered armed conflicts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was shot dead in front of his home in Béni, North Kivu, on 5 April, reports Journaliste en Danger (JED) and other IFEX members.

Democratic Republic of Congo

New media council lacks transparency

Journaliste en Danger (JED) has praise as well as concerns for a new media law passed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 31 December 2009.

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalists self-censor in order to survive

Although there has been a decline in free expression violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it has not been matched by an improvement in the quality of news gathering, says Journaliste en danger (JED) in its 2009 annual report.

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalist's murder highlights deteriorating press freedom situation in east

A radio presenter was stabbed to death last weekend in Bukavu, the latest in a string of events that raises serious press freedom concerns in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, report Journaliste en Danger (JED), the International Press Institute (IPI) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Democratic Republic of Congo

SEGUNDO PERIODISTA DE LA ONU ASESINADO EN BUKAVU

Democratic Republic of Congo

UN DEUXIÈME JOURNALISTE DES NATIONS UNIES EST TUÉ À BUKAVU

Democratic Republic of Congo

SECOND UN JOURNALIST KILLED IN BUKAVU

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should thoroughly and transparently investigate the killing of a journalist from a UN-backed radio station in Bukavu, eastern DRC, the second journalist killed from the station in 17 months, say Journalist in Danger (JED) and other IFEX members.

Democratic Republic of Congo

LES JOURNALISTES SONT CIBLÉS DANS DE RÉCENTS AFFRONTEMENTS

Democratic Republic of Congo

PERIODISTAS ATACADOS EN ENFRENTAMIENTOS RECIENTES

Democratic Republic of Congo

JOURNALISTS TARGETED IN RECENT CLASHES

Journalists and other civilians are deliberately being targeted by rebel forces and government-backed militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, report Journalist in Danger (JED), Human Rights Watch and other IFEX members.

Democratic Republic of Congo

LE PERSONNEL DE JED EST MENACÉ DE MORT

Democratic Republic of Congo

AMENAZAN DE MUERTE A PERSONAL DE JED

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED STAFF THREATENED WITH DEATH

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is using the occasion of President Joseph Kabila's state visit to France to draw attention to threats made against its partner organisation - and IFEX member - in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Journalist in Danger (JED).

Democratic Republic of Congo

APELACIÓN EN CASO DE ASESINATO ARRUINADA POR VIOLACIONES A DERECHOS

Democratic Republic of Congo

UN APPEL DANS UNE AFFAIRE DE MEURTRE EST ENTACHÉ PAR DES VIOLATIONS DES DROITS

Democratic Republic of Congo

MURDER APPEAL MARRED BY RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

A military appeals court has sentenced to death three people for the killing of a UN journalist in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a trial riddled with "irregularities", say Journalist in Danger (JED), other IFEX members, rights groups and the UN.

Democratic Republic of Congo

L'INTERDIT DES MÉDIAS EXPLIQUE LE NOMBRE RECORD DES ATTAQUES CONTRE LES MÉDIAS

Democratic Republic of Congo

PROSCRIPCIÓN EN MEDIOS EXPLICA CIFRA RÉCORD DE ATAQUES A MEDIOS DE COMUNICACIÓN

Democratic Republic of Congo

MEDIA BAN EXPLAINS RECORD NUMBER OF ATTACKS ON MEDIA

Nearly 40 Kinshasa-based radio and television stations have been banned in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since October, in what the government says is an effort to "clean up the profession." The ban largely accounts for the record number of violations against journalists and the media in the country in 2007, says Journalist in Danger (Journaliste en danger, JED), which marked International Human Rights Day on 10 December by denouncing the "programmed death" of the opposition media.

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED INDIGNADO POR "ABSURDO" FALLO JUDICIAL EN JUICIO POR ASESINATO DE REPORTERO DE ONU

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED SE DIT SECOUÉ DEVANT L'« ABSURDE » VERDICT QUI A CONCLU LE PROCÈS POUR LE MEURTRE D'UN REPORTER DES NATIONS UNIES

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED SHOCKED AT "ABSURD" VERDICT IN UN JOURNALIST MURDER TRIAL

Journalist in Danger (Journaliste en danger, JED) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) accused Congolese authorities of conducting a farcical investigation and trial that led to four people being hastily sentenced to death for killing a UN journalist.

Democratic Republic of Congo

UN PHOTOGRAPHE DE NOUVELLES EST ABATTU

Democratic Republic of Congo

BALEAN Y MATAN A REPORTERO GRÁFICO

Democratic Republic of Congo

NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER SHOT DEAD

Journaliste en danger (JED) and other free expression groups voiced dismay at the killing of freelance photographer Patrick Kikuku Wilungula on 9 August 2007.

Democratic Republic of Congo

EDITOR QUE TEMÍA POR SU VIDA FUE ASESINADO

Democratic Republic of Congo

UN REPORTER QUI CRAIGNAIT POUR SA VIE EST ASSASSINÉ

Democratic Republic of Congo

EDITOR WHO FEARED FOR HIS LIFE MURDERED

A journalist who feared for his life and had asked the authorities for protection was shot while getting into his vehicle in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, report Journalist in Danger (Journaliste en danger, JED), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and other IFEX members. He later died in hospital.

Democratic Republic of Congo

JUICIO INJUSTO PARA ASESINOS DE EDITOR

Democratic Republic of Congo

PROCÈS INIQUE POUR LES ASSASSINS D'UN RÉDACTEUR EN CHEF

Democratic Republic of Congo

UNFAIR TRIAL FOR EDITOR'S ASSASSINS

Journalist in Danger (Journaliste en danger, JED) has expressed its disappointment over the "incomplete" trial held last week for the alleged assassins of a journalist and his wife, which resulted in two defendants being sentenced to death.

Democratic Republic of Congo

PERIODISTA ASESINADO MIENTRAS ELECCIONES SE ACERCAN

Democratic Republic of Congo

PERIODISTAS AGREDIDOS EN PERÍODO PREVIO A ELECCIONES

Democratic Republic of Congo

DES JOURNALISTES SONT ATTAQUÉS PENDANT LE DERNIER DROIT AVANT LES ÉLECTIONS

Democratic Republic of Congo

JOURNALISTS, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ATTACKED IN RUN-UP TO ELECTIONS

As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) prepares to hold its first elections in more than 40 years on 30 July 2006, Journaliste en danger (JED), Human Rights Watch and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) are warning that a spate of attacks against journalists and human rights activists in recent weeks could foster a climate of self-censorship in the media and deprive voters of important information.

Democratic Republic of Congo

UNE ENQUÊTE DE JED SUSCITE DES MENACES DE MORT

Democratic Republic of Congo

INVESTIGACIÓN DE JED SUSCITA AMENAZAS DE MUERTE

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED INVESTIGATION PROMPTS DEATH THREATS

Staff members of Journaliste en danger (JED) have received death threats following the publication of an article in a Kinshasa newspaper about JED's investigations into the unsolved murder of a journalist in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last November.

Democratic Republic of Congo

PISTOLEROS ASESINAN A COLUMNISTA Y SU ESPOSA

Democratic Republic of Congo

DES INDIVIDUS ARMÉS ABATTENT UN CHRONIQUEUR ET SA FEMME

Democratic Republic of Congo

GUNMEN KILL COLUMNIST AND HIS WIFE

Journaliste en danger (JED), Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have called on authorities in the Democratic of Congo (DRC) to thoroughly investigate the murder of a newspaper columnist and his wife who were gunned down in Kinshasa on 3 November 2005.

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED OBTIENE ASISTENCIA JURÍDICA PARA PERIODISTAS

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED OBTIENT DE L'AIDE JURIDIQUE POUR LES JOURNALISTES

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED SECURES LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR JOURNALISTS

In Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), journalists who face legal harassment because of their reporting will now have the support of legal advocates, thanks to the efforts of Journaliste en danger (JED).

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED LANZA CAMPAÑA DE TRANSPARENCIA

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED LANCE UNE CAMPAGNE EN FAVEUR DE LA TRANSPARENCE

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED LAUNCHES TRANSPARENCY CAMPAIGN

As citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) prepare to vote in the 30 June 2005 elections, Journaliste en danger (JED) has launched a campaign to promote government transparency and raise awareness of the media's role in countering corruption.

Democratic Republic of Congo

UN GROUPE MEMBRE DE L'IFEX REÇOIT DES MENACES

Democratic Republic of Congo

MIEMBRO DE IFEX RECIBE AMENAZAS DE MUERTE

Democratic Republic of Congo

IFEX MEMBER RECEIVES DEATH THREATS

Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) has expressed serious concern over the safety of senior members of Journaliste en danger (JED) following death threats directed against the press freedom organisation.

Democratic Republic of Congo

NOUVEAUX RECULS POUR LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE

Democratic Republic of Congo

LIBERTAD DE PRENSA SUFRE REVÉS

Democratic Republic of Congo

PRESS FREEDOM SUFFERS SETBACKS

Press freedom in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has suffered major setbacks in the past year, stymied by a climate of violence and insecurity, ongoing government censorship and the use of outdated laws to imprison critical journalists, says a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

Democratic Republic of Congo

ON AVERTIT LES MÉDIAS ET ON EMPRISONNE LES JOURNALISTES

Democratic Republic of Congo

GOVERNMENT WARNS MEDIA, IMPRISONS JOURNALISTS

The Ministry of Press and Information of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) issued a directive on 12 June 2004 warning news outlets to "respect editorial guidelines to the letter during this period of crisis," reports Journaliste en danger (Journalist in Danger, JED).

Democratic Republic of Congo

LES REBELLES CIBLENT LES JOURNALISTES

Democratic Republic of Congo

REBELDES ATACAN A PERIODISTAS

Democratic Republic of Congo

REBELS TARGET JOURNALISTS

In the eastern region of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where rebel forces have captured the town of Bukavu, journalists and radio stations have come under fire, report Journaliste en danger and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED DIRIGE DES SÉMINAIRES SUR L'ÉTHIQUE DANS LES MÉDIAS ET LA RESPONSABILITÉ

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED ENCABEZA SEMINARIOS SOBRE ÉTICA Y RESPONSABILIDAD DE MEDIOS

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED LEADS SEMINARS ON MEDIA ETHICS AND RESPONSIBILITY

Journalists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are getting valuable training in media ethics and responsibility, thanks to IFEX member Journaliste en danger (JED).

Democratic Republic of Congo

LA SITUATION DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE S'AMÉLIORE, DIT UN RAPPORT DE JED

Democratic Republic of Congo

LIBERTAD DE PRENSA MEJORA, DICE INFORME DE JED

Democratic Republic of Congo

PRESS FREEDOM IMPROVING, SAYS JED REPORT

Press-freedom conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) improved in 2003, with fewer journalists detained and none imprisoned by year's end, concludes a new report released by Journaliste en danger (JED).

Democratic Republic of Congo

AUMENTAN VIOLACIONES

Democratic Republic of Congo

LES VIOLATIONS SE MULTIPLIENT

Democratic Republic of Congo

VIOLATIONS INCREASING

Despite the signing of a recent peace accord in the war-ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), intimidation of human rights defenders and other activists has been on the increase, concludes a new report by Human Rights Watch. The report provides details of more than 20 cases in which human rights defenders, independent journalists and other citizens have been arrested or harassed in the past three months.

Democratic Republic of Congo

À L'OCCASION DE LA JOURNÉE NATIONALE DE LA PRESSE, JED SOULIGNE L'IMPORTANCE DE LA LIBRE EXPRESSION

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED DESTACA IMPORTANCIA DE LIBRE EXPRESIÓN EN DÍA NACIONAL DE PRENSA

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF FREE EXPRESSION ON NATIONAL PRESS DAY

On the occasion of national press day today in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Journaliste en danger (JED) urged the new transitional government to give top priority to freedom of expression and appealed to international donors to provide post-conflict support to DRC media. "Freedom of the press is one of the fundamental human rights without which democracy cannot function. The time has come for the rule of rights and democracy to prevail over the rule of force," said JED in a report released on 22 July.

Democratic Republic of Congo

ACUSAN A JED DE APOYAR A REBELDES

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED EST ACCUSÉ DE SOUTENIR LES REBELLES

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED ACCUSED OF SUPPORTING REBELS

In a case reminiscent of one last year that forced members of Journalist in Danger (Journaliste en danger, JED) to go into hiding, a government minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is accusing the group of supporting armed rebel movements and of working for

Democratic Republic of Congo

KABILA DECEPCIONA EN REVISIÓN DE FIN DE AÑO

Democratic Republic of Congo

KABILA, DES ESPOIRS DÉÇUS, CONCLUT UNE REVUE DE FIN D'ANNÉE

Democratic Republic of Congo

KABILA DISAPPOINTS IN YEAR-END REVIEW

One year after the ascent to power of the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) President Joseph Kabila, journalists remain "very threatened and exposed to possible reprisals" from the government and the country's many security forces, declares a joint report issued by Journaliste en danger (JED) and Reporters sans frontières (RSF). Issued on 26 January, the first anniversary of Kabila's appointment, the report says that, despite the new president's pledge to support human rights and democracy, the DRC still has one of the highest numbers of arrested journalists in Africa. "The president has not respected his commitments and has sent journalists to prison. He remains one of the world's press freedom predators," the report says.

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED PUBLICA INFORME ANUAL

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED PUBLIE SON RAPPORT ANNUEL

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT

Press freedom in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) appears to have improved since Joseph Kabila took over the country's reins from his father this year, reports Journaliste en danger (JED).

Democratic Republic of Congo

PERIODISTA LIBERADO; OTRO SIGUE ENCARCELADO

Democratic Republic of Congo

UN JOURNALISTE EST REMIS EN LIBERTÉ; UN AUTRE EST TOUJOURS INCARCÉRÉ

Democratic Republic of Congo

JOURNALIST RELEASED; ANOTHER STILL IN JAIL

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Journaliste en danger (JED) reports that Innocent Prospère Mbumba, director of the weekly "L'Eveil" in the city of Kananga, was released on 30 August 2001 by National Information Agency (ANR) officials. That same day, Mbumba had been arrested and detained in an underground jail cell after receiving a summons from ANR to report to the agency's offices.

Democratic Republic of Congo

LES ATTAQUES CONTRE LES MÉDIAS SE POURSUIVENT

Democratic Republic of Congo

CONTINÚAN LAS AGRESIONES CONTRA LOS MEDIOS

Democratic Republic of Congo

ATTACKS AGAINST MEDIA CONTINUE

Attacks against the media continue in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which has one of the worst press freedom records in Africa and in the world, according to Journaliste en danger (JED). The organisation made the remarks in a press release marking National Press Day in the DRC on 22 July.

Democratic Republic of Congo

HASTA AHORA, DE TAL PALO TAL ASTILLA

Democratic Republic of Congo

TEL PÈRE, TEL FILS

Democratic Republic of Congo

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON SO FAR

Reports from Journaliste en danger (JED) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) suggest that there has been little improvement for journalists under new President Joseph Kabila in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kabila took power following the 16 January assassination of his father, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, whose regime was marked by severe human rights and press freedom violations. The persistence of this pattern of abuse prompted CPJ to write to Kabila on 10 April, expressing deep concern over the "continued deterioration of press freedom conditions."

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED Y OTRAS ORGANIZACIONES ATACADAS

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED ET D?AUTRES SONT ATTAQUÉS

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED AND OTHERS ATTACKED

Only weeks after state media issued threats and called for the murder of staff of the dailies "Le Potentiel" and "Le Phare" in a series of editorials, journalists in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been finding themselves under even greater attack. On 13 December, M'Baya Tshimanga, president of IFEX member organisation Journaliste en danger (JED) and a correspondent for Reporters sans frontières (RSF), was stopped late in the evening at a military checkpoint near his house by a group of armed soldiers. The group took some of his money and tried to force him to exit his car, but Tshimanga managed to flee, reports JED. Also on 13 December, journalists from the daily "Le Phare", including publisher Polydor Muboyayi Mubanga, were pursued in their vehicle by armed men, states JED. After a high-speed chase, the "Le Phare" team managed to escape their pursuers.

Democratic Republic of Congo

SE INTENSIFICAN LOS ATAQUES CONTRA LOS MEDIOS

Democratic Republic of Congo

LES ATTAQUES S?INTENSIFIENT CONTRE LES MÉDIAS

Democratic Republic of Congo

ATTACKS ON MEDIA INTENSIFY

As human rights abuses intensify in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), freedom of expression has been "crushed," says a new joint report by Journaliste en danger (JED) and ARTICLE 19. "Both the DRC government and the Rassemblement congolais pour la démocratie (RCD) are guilty of imposing serious and sometimes violent restrictions on freedom of expression and association," asserts ARTICLE 19. These violations include the government's recent seizure of private television and radio outlets and frequent arrests of journalists, and the Goma-based RCD's beating and detention of 14 human rights activists, after they met with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. ARTICLE 19 urges both parties "to take immediate steps to build peace and a culture of respect for human rights in this war shattered country." The report, "République Democratique du Congo, vers une nouvelle strategie pour la liberté d'expression" ("The Democratic Republic of Congo: Towards a New Strategy for Freedom of Expression"), is presently available in French from either ARTICLE 19 (africa@article19.org) or JED (jedkin@ic.cd) and will be available in English in November. ">mailto:africa@article19.org">africa@article19.org) or JED (jedkin@ic.cd) and will be available in English in November.

Democratic Republic of Congo

PERIODISTA LIBERADO, GOBIERNO MONTA OFENSIVA CONTRA ESTACIONES DE RADIO PRIVADA

Democratic Republic of Congo

UN JOURNALISTE EST RELÂCHÉ; LA RÉPRESSION S?ABAT SUR LES STATIONS DE RADIO

Democratic Republic of Congo

JOURNALIST RELEASED, GOVERNMENT CLAMPS DOWN ON PRIVATE RADIO STATIONS

On 22 September, Franck Baku Fuita, Editor-in-Chief of the daily "La Référence Plus", was released from prison, reports Journaliste en Danger (JED). Baku, who spent 22 days in prison, was released "since the motives for the journalist's arrest no longer exist," says JED. Baku was arrested on 1 September, by order of the state prosecutor, for "insulting the magistracy." Numerous press freedom groups had called for the release of Baku and the other journalists being held. Meanwhile, JED reports that Freddy Loseke has been permitted to receive medical treatment. Loseke has been seriously ill while imprisoned and international groups have been lobbying for him to have access to medical attention.

Democratic Republic of Congo

LIBERTAD DE PRENSA RESTRINGIDA EN 1999

Democratic Republic of Congo

LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE EST ENTRAVÉE

Democratic Republic of Congo

PRESS FREEDOM CURTAILED IN 1999

Press freedom was curtailed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 1999, says the recently released report by Journaliste en Danger (JED), "1999: Report on the state of press freedom in the Democratic Republic of Congo." The report, launched by JED on 10 December, the 51st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, cites that 53 journalists have been detained in the DRC this year alone. According to the report, "20 journalists were detained for long periods of time and 30 others spent less than 48 hours behind bars for real or alleged press offences in 1999." JED reports that eight of these journalists "were victims of brutal or inhumane treatment" and another eight "suffered threats or harassment in their work."

Democratic Republic of Congo

MEDIOS ATACADOS

Democratic Republic of Congo

LES MÉDIAS SONT ATTAQUÉS

Democratic Republic of Congo

MEDIA ASSAULTED

In the latest threat to free expression in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), two journalists were flogged, according to Reporters sans frontières (RSF). On 26 July, Jean Marie Kashila, a journalist with the Congolese Press Agency (Agence congolaise de presse, ACP), and Bienvenu Tshiela of Kasaï Horizon radio-télévision (KHRT) were flogged by police officers in the city of Mbuji-Mayi, in Kasaï province. The police officers allegedly acted on orders from Kalala Kaniki, the province's vice-governor, who accused the journalists of having criticised him in a number of articles and reports. Last year, RSF says, Kaniki ordered the flogging of another journalist, Robert Ndaye Tshisense.