République Démocratique du Congo / Kisangani 2012-05-11 Kisangani: Two journalists in custody since yesterday in a police cell Sébastien Mulamba and Mbuyi Mukadi, respectively publisher and editor of the newspaper Kisangani News, a private monthly published in Kisangani, capital of the Province Orientale (north-eastern DRC), are arbitrarily detained in the cell of urban district of the police. Read more...
République Démocratique du Congo / Goma 2012-05-08 Goma: JED is deeply concerned about the physical safety of a Radio Okapi’s journalist Journaliste en Danger (JED) expressed very serious concerns in the wake of serious threats against Gisele Kaj Kaung, a journalist with Radio Okapi, provincial station of Goma, capital of the province of North Kivu (eastern DRC), from Mr. Julien Paluku, governor of the province of North Kivu. Read more...
République Démocratique du Congo / Kinshasa 2012-05-02 3 May 2012: World Day of Press Freedom: JED is sounding the alarm: 64 attacks against the press since the late elections On the celebration of the World Day of press freedom, on Thursday 3 May 2012, while the Democratic Republic of Congo is setting up its new institutions resulting from the 28 November presidential and legislative elections, Journaliste en Danger (JED) draws the attention about the deterioration of press freedom in the DRC since the end of elections. JED urges the new authorities to exert for the end of attacks against media professionals. Read more...
