The imprisonment of Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala, our correspondent in Kinshasa, is a severe breach of the press freedom that the Congolese president claims to champion.
Also receive offers from The Africa ReportThis conversation, Stanis had shared with us, and when we asked how we could help him, he said: “Nothing if it comes at the cost of my journalistic freedom,” fearing his independence might eventually become a shameful bargain. Of course, that was out of the question.
Jeune Afrique has already denounced this xenophobia that became even more alarming as the Congolese authorities seemed to respond with indifference. Stanis had alerted several of his contacts within the government, drawing their attention to the fact that many of these accounts pouring hatred online were affiliated with the ruling party.“You’re exposing yourself too much; I can’t put a police officer behind each of your steps,” a minister had replied. Stanis wasn’t asking for that.
We hope that by then, Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala will have regained his freedom.
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