DRC: Fragile Freedom

After Rwandan-backed rebels led an insurrection in the eastern city of Bukavu, the government in the DRC issued three directives restricting news coverage, authorities imprisoned four journalists, and attackers allegedly led by an army officer severely beat another journalists. These new attacks on the DRC press are explored in "Fragile Freedom," a special report by Julia Crawford, the Committee to Protect Journalists' (CPJ) Africa program coordinator. The report, is based on a two-week mission to the central African nation, more than 20 interviews, and a visit with the imprisoned journalists.