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A taxi in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo on September 12, 2017. Congolese police on July 25, 2018, raided the privately owned television production studio Kin Lartus, detained at least 10 of the studio's journalists, and seized equipment, according to Kin Lartus journalists and a local, independent press freedom group. (Reuters/Robert Carrubba)

Congolese police detain journalists, seize equipment at Kinshasa TV studio

August 1, 2018 3:49 PM EDT

Goma, August, 1, 2018–Congolese police raided the privately owned television production studio Kin Lartus, detained at least 10 of the studio’s journalists, and seized equipment, according to Kin Lartus journalists and a local, independent press freedom group. The Committee to Protect Journalists today urged authorities to return confiscated materials and cease its campaign of intimidation…

DRC journalist Eliezer Ntambwe detained without charge

April 4, 2018 5:25 PM EDT

New York, April 4, 2018–Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should immediately release Eliezer Ntambwe, a journalist and presenter at the privately owned news outlet and YouTube channel Tokomi Wapi, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Journalists detained, beaten in Democratic Republic of Congo

March 17, 2015 2:30 PM EDT

New York, March 17, 2015–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to respect the right of journalists to do their work without fear of arrest or harm.