Media Freedoms Should Not Be a Target in DR Congo

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Journalists attend an election rally for president President Félix Tshisekedi in Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 10, 2023. © 2023 ALEXIS HUGUET/AFP via Getty Images Last week, the Congolese government’s Communication and Broadcasting Board (Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel et de la communication, CSAC) suspended journalist Jessy Kabasele for an indefinite period, following his interview with one of the country’s most famous singers, Koffi Olomide, on Le Panier The Morning Show. During the interview, aired by the…

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