Journalists killed in Republic of Congo since 1992
Republic of Congo documents by Year:
CPJ calls on Congolese authorities to release Talassa editor
January 13, 2017 6:03 PM ET
New York, January 13, 2017--Congolese authorities should immediately release Ghys Fortuné Dombé Bemba, editor of the privately owned newspaper Talassa, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The Republic of Congo's security services arrested Bemba in Brazzaville on January 11, Radio France Internationale reported....
AFP and Le Monde reporters beaten, have passports taken during Congolese elections
March 24, 2016 6:06 PM ET
New York, March 24, 2016--Three international journalists who were covering the elections in the Republic of Congo were punched and had their passports and equipment seized Wednesday by a group of four men who identified themselves as police, according to reports....
Congo imposes total communications blackout during election
March 22, 2016 4:15 PM ET
New York, March 22, 2016 -The government of the Republic of Congo should immediately lift the total communications blackout it imposed before the March 20 presidential elections, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
CPJ Newsletter: A year in review
December 26, 2015 8:30 AM ET
Over the past year, CPJ has documented anti-press violations all over the world, cases of journalists killed, imprisoned, abducted, or threatened in relation to their work. You can see all of our coverage at our website, www.cpj.org. But here at CPJ Impact we also highlight those times when CPJ has...
Republic of Congo expels another journalist from the country
September 30, 2014 1:41 PM ET
Abuja, Nigeria, September 30, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Congolese authorities' decision to expel a Cameroonian journalist from the country. Elie Smith, who was attacked in his home in September, is the second journalist whom authorities have expelled from the Republic of Congo in a week....
Congo expels critical female journalist
September 25, 2014 3:28 PM ET
Abuja, Nigeria, September 25, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Congolese authorities' decision to expel a freelance journalist from the country and calls on them to allow her to enter the country and report freely. Before her expulsion, Sadio Kante reported receiving threats in connection with a series of stories...
Armed men attack journalist in Brazzaville, Congo
September 12, 2014 5:35 PM ET
Abuja, Nigeria, September 12, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Congo to apprehend the perpetrators of an attack on Wednesday against a journalist in his home in Brazzaville. Elie Smith was threatened and held at gunpoint by unidentified men who he said also attacked his sister,...
First US-Africa summit short on press freedom, other human rights
July 31, 2014 5:30 PM ET
Top African and U.S. leaders are meeting next week in Washington in a first-of-its-kind summit focused on African development. But critics argue the summit is flawed in design, overlooking human rights such as freedom of expression and barring civil society actors from bilateral discussions....
Republic of Congo regulators suspend three newspapers
December 3, 2013 4:08 PM ET
On November 13, 2013, the state-run media regulatory board High Council on Freedom of Communication (CSLC), suspended three private weeklies from circulation for nine months in connection with articles they published that were critical of the authorities, according to news reports. The 11 members of the council are hand-picked by...
Four newspapers suspended in Republic of Congo
June 7, 2013 11:07 AM ET
New York, June 7, 2013--Authorities in the Republic of Congo should lift the suspensions against four weekly newspapers in connection with their articles critical of government officials, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The suspensions were handed down by an official board whose 11 members are all hand-picked by...