"The first six months of his rule were very satisfying for us .. I must tell you clearly that there was the release of political prisoners, the opening up of civic political space, there were peaceful public protests But it was after that, unfortunately, that we began to see that the old methods..
DR Congo's democracy has been backsliding ahead of elections this month, according to rights defenders, as prominent journalists languish in prison and the murder of an opposition politician remains unsolved.A few months later, one the best-known Congolese journalists was imprisoned after the authorities accused him of spreading fake news about the murder.
DR Congo s democracy has been backsliding ahead of elections this month, according to rights defenders, as prominent journalists languish in prison and the murder of an opposition politician remains unsolved.
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