Congo-Kinshasa: 3 DRC Journalists Beaten, Detained for Trying to Question Provincial Minister

Congo-Kinshasa: 3 DRC Journalists Beaten, Detained for Trying to Question Provincial Minister

Kinshasa -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to immediately drop legal proceedings against three journalists who were beaten and detained overnight while seeking to interview a provincial minister in the north-eastern city of Kisangani.

3 DRC journalists beaten, detained for trying to question provincial minister - Committee to Protect Journalists

Kinshasa, July 28, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to immediately drop legal proceedings against three journalists who were beaten and detained overnight while seeking to interview a provincial minister in the north-eastern city of Kisangani. On July 23, KIS24 Info’s Steves Paluku, ElectionNet’s Paul Beyokobana, and Kisangani News newspaper’s Sébastien Mulamba visited the of…