US EditionCongo-Kinshasa: 2 DR Congo Journalists Detained for War Reporting in Restive East
Two journalists were detained amid rising threats linked to rebel advances in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, highlighting growing risks to press freedom, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
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Congo-Kinshasa: 2 DR Congo Journalists Detained for War Reporting in Restive East
Kinshasa -- The Committee to Protect Journalists urges authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to immediately release Thomson Unji Batangalwa, who was detained on January 22 in the eastern city of Baraka, the latest journalist to be harassed for reporting on the fluid security situation.
2 DRC journalists detained for war reporting in restive east
Kinshasa, January 29, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to immediately release Thomson Unji Batangalwa, who was detained on January 22 in the eastern city of Baraka, the latest journalist to be harassed for reporting on the fluid security situation. “Information about the war in eastern DRC should not be used as a pretext or excuse for detaining journalists. Congolese authorities …
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