DR Congo: Radio station closed for reporting crime spree
09 Feb 2011Local authorities have shut down a community radio station, Radio du Peuple Oïcha, after callers to a phone-in show criticised the local security situation following a spate of murders and robberies in the area. On 3 February, a day after the phone-in broadcast, the deputy administrator of the area ordered the radio station’s closed until further notice.
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Tags: Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, press freedom, Radio du Peuple Oïcha, Sub-Saharan Africa
