we were inspected by chinese experts. every employee who works with the pandas also went to china for an internship. there we met ju ye and ding ding, and learned how to look after them correctly. chinese specialists accompanied the pandas to moscow and lived here. they taught us how to properly care for and feed them just as diplomacy itself to plymouth gifts come with the responsibilities of the recent concerns over the health of fund this in the us, memphis zulu chinese people from around the world launched a global campaign to check on their living conditions, the inspections, rebuild that out of old the pond, this living abroad, those in russia and south korea. we're the happiest. want my smart through music. now we inspect the pandas every day. once a month we take blood to monitor their physiological state and state of their health. we send all this data to chinese specialists who also track them panda's get fresh bamboo 4 times a day, which regularly comes to us from the netherlands. each pan to living in the

moscow's who has its own separate territory. they don't enter each other's territory, but they hear each other communicating by smells. of course, during the breeding season, we will connect them, but for a very short time, just like in nature because they do not live with each other as a family. the practice of exchanging gifts has a symbolic yet very important meaning is it represents the state of diplomatic relations between nations. thus rob phenomena is peter scott, on the back again of the top of the hour with all the latest news on views, rights, and also i spoke with ah

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called direct impact, but again, you probably don't want to watch it because it might just change. and dwayne thing . 2 ah. 2 every week we tell you about whistleblowers from around the world, many of whom put their careers and lives on the line to speak truth to power. some countries protect their whistleblowers, others do not. but what happens when you are a journalist in a country that has no protection for truth tellers, a country where even reporting the news may put you at odds with the government. i'm john curiosity and you're watching the whistleblowers. ah. 2 2 hello and welcome back to the whistleblowers. i'm john kerry. aku, the international federation of journalists reports that 45 journalists were killed while doing their jobs in 2021. 33 of them were murdered in targeted attacks in

places as diverse as afghanistan, syria, iran, and mexico. at the same time, $345.00 journalists were arrested and imprison last year, just for doing their jobs. it's tough enough to be a whistleblower, and to report on waste, fraud abuse and illegality. but what is it like to be a journalist where freedom of the press is not respected and we're doing one's job is so dangerous. we're going to discuss this and more with our next guest, congo based freelance journalist could draw molly ro, kuda. thank you so much for joining us and welcome to the show. kuda. how does a freelance journalist or an independent journalist protect himself or herself in a country like congo where you're often called on to report from conflict zones or on sensitive issues like mining labor unrest, or even threats to civil rights? should be if you had a few where, you know, we don't sofa, you don't have any, any,

any contract with the media. it. so it's little, it's hard for us to be to, to be journalists, thriller. so that's quadrants because something you could be arrested or something could happen without any supports and it's very have. ready no, this get lega? a for example, make me, i, well, you soon get us. it, it is we have, we are, we have to be a follow by, you will, is government companies so or something it shuts can just send you the message that it's very hot. i can say it's boot. had you seen the specter east in the us? you have received threats, warnings from the police and the government, and you've been denied access to do your job. how do you deal with something like

that? how do you protect yourself and yet continue to do your job as a reporter? yeah, i remember when i got it the less when it was in to so that's 15. i reports, i read books. i bought some news about a about a lady, but i can just say barry sent you one ah, identity. what's about abuse? when you go out to break, was it some built us from dupage school abuse, many ladies the odyssey and that's not, that's i do an investigation with breasts. i just make somebody that you're on. so i talked to selma. some people who defrost of,

if i ask them about about those stoked us and that's not not i get to many 3, and i eat last year last month, i think in june when it goes out to pick up be a here outbreak, a cut me it gets yet i good many problem. while we go that route, i many games that they need to set up when i shut that w. nope it up. we can do that because you do that fits so one that we don't want you to talk about

what you see that it's ready to walk. like can i just pick up when there are several especially sensitive topics that you've reported on, including fighting in eastern congo between government forces and m. 23 rebels who are supported by rwanda. the congolese government is threatened with arrest because if you're reporting again, how do you protect yourself and continue to do your job? do you find yourself having to self censor? for example, when you, when you look. 5 new nation risk, that's just what we've created yet. if we saw you with the

rebel stuff there, we are mostly in wordpress and you see things like that. 5 you must be careful when you're watching it and now you'll have a protocol. what is going good? interesting what it means of communication. that's the case. you risk respect, that's a portal. and i think that's cool. if you really, if you can get, you can use it, you can walk, it could read what happens if god forbid the government arrests, you and you become one of those journalists incarcerated for doing his job. who is

there to stand up for you and for your rights in a country that's really not known for its protections for journalists, who do you turn to? is there international support, for example, for congress journalists. i'm a member of the lake city association . not that i missed the 1st one, i think i got some problem. i think a statement about my arrested if i could arrest it or to a member or a race africa. it is there. but yeah, if you can. yeah. we have a bad day. i just wanted to re see what is happening. what's the problem after my lease for so i'm not a lease ph cohort. did i miss your to pretty much not the

i think if i go to problem, i think just up so maybe statement also i've got a social media or so i think it really did it. i want to call me or we just don't i leased it and i just have a problem. yeah, we just use on radio also deck and see. okay, we can do like what we've been around or so all state governments. i just you're watching the whistleblowers. we're going to take a short break and then continue our conversation with congolese journalists. could ramiro stay tuned. 2 2 at this hour, american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to

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ah, ah, welcome back to the whistle blowers. i'm john korea. we're speaking with could ramiro, he's a freelance journalist in the congo covering some of the most difficult and

controversial issues in the country for such outlets as the associated press are sions, france, press, and writers. good. how you back hydra? i wanted to ask you some of the, about some of the controversial stories that you've covered and what the response has been from the congolese government. let's start with your coverage of the conflict in eastern congo and the m 23 rebels. there are very few journalists in the region and you've written big stories. tell us about the response. yeah, i think i have your books. i do a full, you know, are you on a? yes, you are not allowed and that is not coverage. if you get a. 5 coffee mixed up with government books,

government. so if you could get some help to put me under i, i'm not allowed to talk to him and that's i think my books will not help you much because i'm not allowed to make it that we all we, we but you do not want to talk but you have to talk to people about government dr. b plus he's going to say local or local local. this might not be hard for

me. i think that's really the case that you see my reports without all the people driven my report, the only said not just gave up but you'd be because my country doesn't. 6 fellow, he said he had to meet to finish my voting up like we made it would be out. i think people will see what i will not tell us about some of the challenges that you face in the field. what's it like, for example, to cover stories like the,

the conflict in eastern congo or sexual assaults by united nations peacekeepers? what's the reaction when these stories are published and your name is on the bi line? you know, something like unique initially. if i don't, because the. 2 how many contacts are spokesman up with the new school? when, when the studies is out, you may need me by lead a symbol. busy be good communication spokesman. yeah. just coming back to me. just read the love you. did you have to said it might be something they walk to join this, but you know that kind of something that you have

to go you know of these my make good like what was the judge and also sometime yes, it will have a good job. thank you. many challenge, east lake or so, for example, i mean, really, if i left to go on, i have to use it because the road is safe to use a craft of way for unicef. a how to you have to put with to use the new school to go someplace like a symbol and half maybe challenge 1st

to prepare my my travel on. so tell it a some time, you know, i'm a new so i can bridge in the mail. today we are friday. if i send some to have to replace new york monday or tuesday, not maybe maybe tenants walk as isn't it to my friends of mine who are journalists, tell me that they stay as active as possible on social media. so that if something happens to them, people will notice that they're no longer reporting responding. they say that this gives them a certain modicum of security. do you agree with that? i've noticed that you're active on social media as well. you know, as i did, i used to have to be late or so we have what's up i need to share some news or so

if it's someone or so, you know, today we have to make some as again i list, you have to be connected to the other day or so we we have to be keep as actually yes miss. yeah. what do we have to to be share every time what is happening and also to follow up a some news up something which is how you could, right. you've certainly not chosen an easy life. what advice would you give to other freelancer, independent journalists who are working in dangerous areas, are working on sensitive issues with little or no governmental support or protection. how can they protect themselves? on the 1st of all, it could be in good relationship ways.

when you have to be you have to have good relationships or leak. that's also to be following up. if something is chance, you have to go, what can i do to be safe? and also to you, to me, if you want to go to you need to have some relationship with government governments if something is happening or so, or to do that, you're welcome to walk, walk and respect a little because i think it will be good and also avoids

they go when you become are due to the way. 1 it just gets data i need to get. i think that you would not when you are way i think that you will not be a good tradition with people. now you finally could ra, i wanted to ask if you cover stories elsewhere in africa. and if so, what are the differences from country to country regarding freedom of the press and protection for journalists who's doing it right and who's doing it wrong? i guess in this less, it's not, not, that's someone is wrong. one. 6 but, you know,

do you have to have to fully you know, when someone is president, he will not want sounds good. i need to speak to med later but in news, but like i need just to be that's been newly written to the news to me to death. but for me again, at least we have a lot we that's we have the following. that's that's, that's not done. i did it, but i guess that's because i don't i'm not ready to make

use because i'm a journalist. we have a lot a lot and you know what? when do beats to it's not it's dangerous. thank you to our guest, could romero who is doing courageous things with his life in congo, and thank you for joining us on yet another episode of the whistleblowers. remember the words of martin luther king junior, who said, we must continue to speak out against all forms of injustice to ourselves and to others. and we will set a mighty example for our children and for future generations until next time. i'm john kerry aku. and this has been the whistleblowers ah. 2 2 2 2 ah

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