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class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99001"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/philippines/" id="menu-link-335">Philippines</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99002"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/singapore/" id="menu-link-336">Singapore</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99003"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/solomon-islands/" id="menu-link-337">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99004"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/south-korea/" id="menu-link-338">South Korea</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99005"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/sri-lanka/" id="menu-link-339">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99006"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/taiwan/" id="menu-link-340">Taiwan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99007"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/thailand/" id="menu-link-341">Thailand</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99008"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/tonga/" id="menu-link-342">Tonga</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99009"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/vietnam/" id="menu-link-343">Vietnam</a></li> <li class="menu-parent-link menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99010"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/" id="menu-link-344">All Asia</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-99011"><a id="menu-link-345" class=" menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Europe & Central Asia</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99012"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/albania/" id="menu-link-346">Albania</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99013"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/armenia/" id="menu-link-347">Armenia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99014"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/austria/" id="menu-link-348">Austria</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99015"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/azerbaijan/" id="menu-link-349">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99016"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/belarus/" id="menu-link-350">Belarus</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99017"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/belgium/" id="menu-link-351">Belgium</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99018"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/bosnia/" id="menu-link-352">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99019"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/bulgaria/" id="menu-link-353">Bulgaria</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99020"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/chechnya/" id="menu-link-354">Chechnya</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99021"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/croatia/" id="menu-link-355">Croatia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99022"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/cyprus/" id="menu-link-356">Cyprus</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99023"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/czech-republic/" id="menu-link-357">Czech Republic</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99024"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/denmark/" id="menu-link-358">Denmark</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99025"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/finland/" id="menu-link-359">Finland</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99026"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/france/" id="menu-link-360">France</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99027"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/georgia/" id="menu-link-361">Georgia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99028"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/germany/" id="menu-link-362">Germany</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy 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menu-item-object-location menu-item-99035"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/kyrgyzstan/" id="menu-link-369">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99036"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/latvia/" id="menu-link-370">Latvia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99037"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/lithuania/" id="menu-link-371">Lithuania</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99038"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/luxembourg/" id="menu-link-372">Luxembourg</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99039"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/macedonia/" id="menu-link-373">Macedonia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99040"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/malta/" id="menu-link-374">Malta</a></li> <li class="menu-item 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href="https://cpj.org/2024/10/drc-journalists-patrick-lokala-erasme-kasongo-arrested-questioned-over-reporting/" title="DRC journalists Patrick Lokala, Érasme Kasongo arrested, questioned over reporting"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/drcreport.png?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="A man in a dress shirt and black tie sits in a red chair." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/10/drc-journalists-patrick-lokala-erasme-kasongo-arrested-questioned-over-reporting/" class="cpj--module--link" title="DRC journalists Patrick Lokala, Érasme Kasongo arrested, questioned over reporting"></a> <h3>DRC journalists Patrick Lokala, Érasme Kasongo arrested, questioned over reporting</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-09T14:36:55-04:00">October 9, 2024 2:36 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Kinshasa, October 9, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to release journalist Patrick Lokala, and drop all legal proceedings against him and another reporter, Érasme Kasongo Kalenga, following their separate arrests on Monday, October 7.  “Authorities in the DRC should swiftly and unconditionally release Patrick Lokala…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/10/drc-journalists-patrick-lokala-erasme-kasongo-arrested-questioned-over-reporting/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="411423" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid411423" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/08/2-drc-reporters-threatened-by-province-officials-after-airing-critical-reports/" title="2 DRC reporters threatened by province officials after airing critical reports"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/dncfortom.png?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="Martin Kasongo and Michaël Tenende" decoding="async" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/08/2-drc-reporters-threatened-by-province-officials-after-airing-critical-reports/" class="cpj--module--link" title="2 DRC reporters threatened by province officials after airing critical reports"></a> <h3>2 DRC reporters threatened by province officials after airing critical reports</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-22T06:34:52-04:00">August 22, 2024 6:34 AM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Kinshasa, August 22, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to ensure the safety and freedom of two journalists — Radio Tokomi Wapi reporter Martin Kasongo and Top Lomami radio reporter Michaël Tenende — after local officials in the south-central Lomami province threatened them in separate…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/08/2-drc-reporters-threatened-by-province-officials-after-airing-critical-reports/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="396227" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid396227" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/06/church-members-assault-drc-journalists-nehemie-paluku-and-esaie-mbusa/" title="Church members assault DRC journalists Néhémie Paluku and Esaïe Mbusa"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Nehemie-Paluku_credit-to-Nehemie-Paluku-1.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="Néhémie Paluku" decoding="async" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/06/church-members-assault-drc-journalists-nehemie-paluku-and-esaie-mbusa/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Church members assault DRC journalists Néhémie Paluku and Esaïe Mbusa"></a> <h3>Church members assault DRC journalists Néhémie Paluku and Esaïe Mbusa</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-06-17T16:32:51-04:00">June 17, 2024 4:32 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Kinshasa, June 17, 2024—Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo should ensure a credible investigation into the June 3 assaults on reporters Esaïe Mbusa and Néhémie Paluku, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Monday. Around a dozen people assaulted Mbusa and Paluku at a local church in Mambasa territory, in the country’s northeast…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/06/church-members-assault-drc-journalists-nehemie-paluku-and-esaie-mbusa/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="395314" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid395314" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/06/journalist-tatiana-osango-assaulted-after-interview-criticizing-drc-president/" title="Journalist Tatiana Osango assaulted after interview criticizing DRC president"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-21-at-12.04.28-PM-e1663943118872.jpeg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/06/journalist-tatiana-osango-assaulted-after-interview-criticizing-drc-president/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Journalist Tatiana Osango assaulted after interview criticizing DRC president"></a> <h3>Journalist Tatiana Osango assaulted after interview criticizing DRC president</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-06-12T13:39:02-04:00">June 12, 2024 1:39 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Kinshasa, June 12, 2024—Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo should impartially investigate the June 5 assault of broadcast journalist Tatiana Osango and ensure those responsible are held to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. Seven men used glass bottles to hit Osango, a reporter who presents a political program on the…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/06/journalist-tatiana-osango-assaulted-after-interview-criticizing-drc-president/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="391325" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/cases/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid391325" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Case</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/drc-regulator-suspends-bosolo-tv-program-over-election-commentary/" title="DRC regulator suspends Bosolo TV program over election commentary"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-28-at-4.11.40 PM.png?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="In a video statement posted on May 15, 2024, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s media regulator, the Superior Audiovisual and Communications Council, ordered the privately owned Bosolo TV station to suspend its “Bosolo Na Politik Officielle” program for a month. (Screenshot CSAC RDC/X)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/drc-regulator-suspends-bosolo-tv-program-over-election-commentary/" class="cpj--module--link" title="DRC regulator suspends Bosolo TV program over election commentary"></a> <h3>DRC regulator suspends Bosolo TV program over election commentary</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-05-29T12:27:01-04:00">May 29, 2024 12:27 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>On May 15, 2024, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s media regulator, the Superior Audiovisual and Communications Council, known by its French acronym CSAC, ordered the privately owned Bosolo TV station to suspend its “Bosolo Na Politik Officielle” program for a month, according to a CSAC video statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, and media reports. According to…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/drc-regulator-suspends-bosolo-tv-program-over-election-commentary/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="388000" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid388000" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/drc-soldiers-threaten-to-kill-journalist-parfait-katoto-over-broadcasts/" title="DRC soldiers threaten to kill journalist Parfait Katoto over broadcasts"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Katoto.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="Soldiers with the DRC military have made multiple death threats against journalist and Radio Communautaire Amkeni Biakato director Parfait Katoto. (Photo: Courtesy of Parfait Katoto)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/drc-soldiers-threaten-to-kill-journalist-parfait-katoto-over-broadcasts/" class="cpj--module--link" title="DRC soldiers threaten to kill journalist Parfait Katoto over broadcasts"></a> <h3>DRC soldiers threaten to kill journalist Parfait Katoto over broadcasts</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-05-16T16:50:20-04:00">May 16, 2024 4:50 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Kinshasa, May 15, 2024 – Congolese authorities should take swift and comprehensive actions to investigate all threats against journalist and Radio Communautaire Amkeni Biakato (RCAB) director Parfait Katoto, ensure his safety, and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday.  On May 3, 2024, three armed soldiers with the DRC military arrived at…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/drc-soldiers-threaten-to-kill-journalist-parfait-katoto-over-broadcasts/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="386436" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/statements/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid386436" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Statements</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/drc-journalist-blaise-mabala-freed-after-4-months-in-jail-over-insult-to-governor/" title="DRC journalist Blaise Mabala freed after 4 months in jail over insult to governor"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1C3B7E7F-565D-4EAF-944A-9BEE0AAC3E76.png?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="Authorities arrested journalist Blaise Mabala and accused him of insulting a provincial government official during his October 18, 2023, radio program. (Photo credit: Blaise Mabala)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/drc-journalist-blaise-mabala-freed-after-4-months-in-jail-over-insult-to-governor/" class="cpj--module--link" title="DRC journalist Blaise Mabala freed after 4 months in jail over insult to governor"></a> <h3>DRC journalist Blaise Mabala freed after 4 months in jail over insult to governor</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-05-10T14:33:41-04:00">May 10, 2024 2:33 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Kinshasa, May 10, 2024 — The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the acquittal and release of journalist Blaise Mabala after more than four months in detention and calls for authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to swiftly reform their laws to prevent the criminal prosecution of journalists for their work. “The acquittal and…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/drc-journalist-blaise-mabala-freed-after-4-months-in-jail-over-insult-to-governor/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="381782" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/statements/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid381782" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Statements</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/04/prosecutor-requests-15-month-sentence-for-jailed-drc-journalist-blaise-mabala/" title="Prosecutor requests 15-month sentence for jailed DRC journalist Blaise Mabala"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1C3B7E7F-565D-4EAF-944A-9BEE0AAC3E76.png?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="Authorities arrested journalist Blaise Mabala and accused him of insulting a provincial government official during his October 18, 2023, radio program. (Photo credit: Blaise Mabala)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/04/prosecutor-requests-15-month-sentence-for-jailed-drc-journalist-blaise-mabala/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Prosecutor requests 15-month sentence for jailed DRC journalist Blaise Mabala"></a> <h3>Prosecutor requests 15-month sentence for jailed DRC journalist Blaise Mabala</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-04-22T17:05:58-04:00">April 22, 2024 5:05 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Kinshasa, April 22, 2024— Ahead of a court decision expected on Saturday in the prosecution of radio journalist Blaise Mabala, the Committee to Protect Journalist is alarmed that prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have asked that he be sentenced to 15 months in prison and urges authorities to stop criminalizing the work…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/04/prosecutor-requests-15-month-sentence-for-jailed-drc-journalist-blaise-mabala/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="368208" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid368208" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/03/cpj-welcomes-release-of-drc-journalist-stanis-bujakera-calls-for-release-of-blaise-mabala/" title="CPJ welcomes release of DRC journalist Stanis Bujakera, calls for release of Blaise Mabala"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DRC-Mabala-Bujakera.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/03/cpj-welcomes-release-of-drc-journalist-stanis-bujakera-calls-for-release-of-blaise-mabala/" class="cpj--module--link" title="CPJ welcomes release of DRC journalist Stanis Bujakera, calls for release of Blaise Mabala"></a> <h3>CPJ welcomes release of DRC journalist Stanis Bujakera, calls for release of Blaise Mabala</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-19T18:39:41-04:00">March 19, 2024 6:39 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Kinshasa, March 19, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s release of journalist Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala, but is alarmed by his six-month prison sentence and fine of 1 million Congolese francs (US$400) and the ongoing detention of journalist Blaise Mabala, who has been in custody since December. After more than…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/03/cpj-welcomes-release-of-drc-journalist-stanis-bujakera-calls-for-release-of-blaise-mabala/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="366873" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/03/ahead-of-expected-verdict-cpj-calls-prosecution-of-drc-journalist-stanis-bujakera-outrageous/" title="Ahead of expected verdict, CPJ calls prosecution of DRC journalist Stanis Bujakera ‘outrageous’"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/drc_03-14-2023.jpeg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/03/ahead-of-expected-verdict-cpj-calls-prosecution-of-drc-journalist-stanis-bujakera-outrageous/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Ahead of expected verdict, CPJ calls prosecution of DRC journalist Stanis Bujakera ‘outrageous’"></a> <h3>Ahead of expected verdict, CPJ calls prosecution of DRC journalist Stanis Bujakera ‘outrageous’</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-14T16:33:59-04:00">March 14, 2024 4:33 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>New York, March 14, 2024—Ahead of an expected verdict in the prosecution of Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala on March 20 and in light of recent testimony presented by the court’s technical expert on March 8, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement on Thursday. “The prosecution of journalist Stanis Bujakera has been…</p> </div> <p><a 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