Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Update to Information Request RDC28433.E of 21 January 1998 on Le Grognon, including a list of its journalists for the period 1996 - March 1997, the names of any who may have been arrested in 1997 particularly in March, any reports of arrests or disappearances of journalists for Le Grognon since May 1997, and reports of a fire which is alleged to have destroyed the publishing house
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | RDC29163.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Update to Information Request RDC28433.E of 21 January 1998 on Le Grognon, including a list of its journalists for the period 1996 - March 1997, the names of any who may have been arrested in 1997 particularly in March, any reports of arrests or disappearances of journalists for Le Grognon since May 1997, and reports of a fire which is alleged to have destroyed the publishing house, 1 April 1998, RDC29163.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab5214.html [accessed 31 May 2023] |
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The names of journalists working at Le Grognon, reports of incidents involving journalists, or of a fire at the publishing house could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Association zaïroise de défense des droits de l'Homme (AZADHO), Kinshasa. Annual reports. 1997, 1998.
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, Global News Bank, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD, World News Connection.
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). [Internet]
International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House (IFEX) [Toronto]. [Internet: http://www.ifex.org>].
La lettre hebdomadaire de la FIDH [Paris]. 1996-1997.
Reporters sans frontières [Paris]. 1997.
Resource Centre country file. Democratic Republic of Congo (RDC). 1996-1997.
Two oral sources consulted did not provide information on the mentioned newspaper.
