DRC Reporter Detained and Threatened by Soldiers at North Kivu Checkpoint
- Date:
- 14 November 2025
- Place:
- Zambia
- Fact-check:
- Verified
- Reference:
- IAWRT-00412
Intimidation and threatsArrest and DetentionOnline Violence
While reporting on military operations in North Kivu, the journalist was stopped at a checkpoint by armed soldiers who accused her of “working with rebels.” She was detained for an hour, had her notebook inspected, and was threatened with arrest if she continued covering the story.
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