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DR CONGO GOVERNMENT IN TOTAL WAR WITH THE MEDIA

  1. Posted on Thursday 26 March 2009 - 01:42
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    Since the crisis between Joseph Kabila and the Speaker of the National Assembly Mr. Vital Kamerhe came in the limelight, a lot has been done in the country.

    Contrary to the proclamation of the respect of human rights, the Congolese executive arm of power has engaged itself in total war with the media, human rights activists and whoever opposes the regime.

    Since the “invitation” of Rwandans troops by Joseph Kabila for a joint military operation against FDLR and Laurent Nkunda, a large number of people have been killed kidnapped, and banned from travelling outside the country. The latest occurrence is the shutting down of the Kinshasa based television station CANAL KIN TELEVISION. The station was shut down during a show dedicated to the current crisis between the president and the speaker of the national assembly.

    The president's coalition party AMP ( Alliance for the presidential Majority) is also putting more and more journalist on its payroll for the purpose of silencing the non adherent to the AMP policies. The police and army are not spared either.

    President Joseph Kabila and his associates own more than half of all media outlets in the country therefore getting an easy stage to use the media on their advantage. Last week, a well known journalist even insulted publicly all those against the president on live television show.

    It's important to note that in the Democratic Republic of Congo freedom of speech is something read only in books. The state kills, kidnaps, shuts down TV and Radio station that do not sing to the regime tune and many other atrocities.

    Vital Kamerhe has finally resigned this thursday living a leardership vacuum in the lowerchamber of the national assembly.

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