Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo’s Press Freedom Act of 1996, the Criminal Code of 1940 contain a number of provisions which criminalise expression and in particular which contain overbroad definitions of sedition and which also criminalise false news defamation and insulting the President.

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Media Law Handbook for Southern Africa – Volume 2 – Chapter 9: The Republic of Congo (FR)

Media Law Handbook for Southern Africa – Volume 2 – Chapter 9: The Republic of Congo  (FR)

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Media Law Handbook for Southern Africa – Volume 2 – Chapter 9: The Republic of Congo

Media Law Handbook for Southern Africa – Volume 2 – Chapter 9: The Republic of Congo

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