members working in this country
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- Most covered free expression issues in this country
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Marcel Lubala, a state television journalist, was murdered in his home in November.
Freedom House
28 April 2017
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Ranked 173rd in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
2 May 2014
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Anti-press violence centred in conflict-torn Kivu province
Committee to Protect Journalists
11 February 2014
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Ranked 151st in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders
31 January 2014
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Peaceful expression met with state-led violent repression
Human Rights Watch
22 January 2014
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Ranked 179th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2013
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"The government continued to suppress civil society and independent media, with security forces threatening and attacking journalists critical of government officials"
Freedom House
16 January 2013
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Eight journalists murdered between 2005 and 2011
Committee to Protect Journalists
22 February 2012
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Ranked 145th in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders
25 January 2012
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Radio Lisanga Télévision the target of fire bombings, armed attacks and arbitrary detentions
Human Rights Watch
22 January 2012