some of the 15th 2011, a ceremony was held in baghdad to mark the end of the u. s. military mission. in reality, the u. s. army is still in iraq. a law he heard and village this is doyle, comfortable with ah, so. 2 2 every week we tell you about whistle blowers 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're 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 whistle blowers ah. hello and welcome back to the whistle blowers. i'm john kerry, aka 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 whistle blower 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 ramos 0 could or thank you so much for

joining us and welcome to the show. kura, 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? yeah, to be a finance judgement is too. ready if you had a seat, i don't, so you don't have any any, any contract with it. so you took it's had to be to be journalists released so it got grants because something. ready you could be arrested or some sushi without any supports and it's very have this get liquor a for example, make me i well, you still get us. it, it is we have we are,

we have to be follow by communist governments. companies are also some, and musicians can just send you the message that it's very hot. they can say leasing. the specter is too injurious. 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 the last when anchor illustrates when it was in to, so that's 15. i reports, i read books. i bought some news about about a lady. 3 but i can just say there isn't one ah identity. what's

about deb news when you go out to break it some built as that pitch abuse, many lit b r a c. and that's not, that's i do an investigation with breasts. i just make somebody that you're working on. so i talked to selma, some people who defrost of if you did that, i asked them about about those. those looked us and asked not, not i get to many, 3. and i left, i think in june when people are out to break up, be a here outbreak, a coming it gets yet i got to many problems. walk with that. i many times that you need to

say whether or not that w 2 weekends give you a preview because you do that fits so one that we don't want you to, to read about what you see the thing like that. it's pretty walk like john, i just don't 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 has threatened you with the rest because of your reporting. again, how do you protect yourself and continue to do your job?

do you find yourself having to self censor? for example. 6 when you, when you look at the new national risk, that's what we get to see if we got you with the rebel or even chris 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 is that's the case. you

risk respect, that's a portal. and i think that's cool if you really and if you get it, you can use it. you are so you can walk, it could run 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 a 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 for a race africa, it is there. but if you can, yeah, we have a bad day. i just wanted to re a be seen what is happening. what's the problem after my lease for so i'm a local association of journalists here cohort. didn't miss your to print, you know, not the list. i think if i go to problem, i think just up, so maybe man, also i've had a social media or so i think it really did it. i went to it for me when we took the dental exam and i did have a problem with just because it was on a regular also deck and said ok, we can do that. what we use to billy told me to call

all the state governments. if you're watching the whistleblowers, we're going to take a short break and then continue our conversation with congress. east journalist cooter molly ro stay tuned me i operation aerodynamic began shortly after war 2 and lasted almost 3 decades. it wasn't a major effort to try and split the ukraine off from the soviet union, u. s. intelligence. together with hypnos, executioners trained hundreds of saboteurs to be deployed in the soviet union. this focused on the east of alberto, so from, well, i'm sorry to open this with you on service unions. more in the us today,

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with no longer sunken to the lesson and simply come across. i've done it does not bring me to marry marie, she found his aunt is you get me that song. i'm dead when this once i got you grants a thank you. i make a fan noises. him even you on pre she said she did you so she didn't will she actually awful the mountain? the bell? yes it so 2 guys could shun number? no, i mean she edc equal fluids are sent every neil. i'm pretty fast. she needs it. but that's been katie ma'am. said dr. dead, go eat. would you bruno, or we could exist dead to people. it was on the come are passed since one it is was

what's your best care of? cisco's were shabby. i won't care, vetted as you want on has one is for us to raise from the sequel. mean call naval. can you call navy co exist but no numeric it she never showed to digest chris city . dig through full, led to the mouth about enough to hope what m. c castles we met about was all the court said you blood on when they saw this one, what you did about he veg. hello to alicia with ah! welcome back to the whistle blowers. i'm john kerry, our group were speaking with could ramiro, he's a freelance journalist and the congo covering some of the most difficult and controversial issues in the country for such outlets as the associated press or

since france press. and reuters 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 to do our books. i do a lot of, you know, i see you on a working. yes. you are not allowed that deal with a c or so. 2 coffee or a government spokesman government so much less

a t t a. and the problem is i, i'm not allowed to talk to you later. i didn't really ask, i think generally speaks my, my reports would not leave. you must be strong because i'm not allowed to make. so we, we, we've all but if you're not in sales, when you are but you have to talk with people governments. doctor b plus if it's a local or local local this my reports, not because i'm. i mean, i think that's really the

case. that's my report. we don't own our own people driven by reports, but you'd be because of my country doesn't make me that you had to finish my book, but voting up might look like we made it out. i think people see what i will. i don't make company. makes ripples. 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? so you need initially if i, because i have many contacts, a spokesman, maybe let me know school when, when you may, maybe by let's say. 2 something they go to me because some people spokesman, they are just coming back to me. just read you love to 10 piece you change. you have to send it. might it be something they walk with john this but you know. busy kind of september and they're have to send me the stuff to send me back up. busy. so you know, these,

my make good. michael was the judge. and also sometime they're saying who had bridge job. thank you. have many challenges, lake or so for example, i mean billy, if i left to go on so i have to use because the road is safe to use a craft of way for you and you said, how much do you have to go with to use the new school to go someplace like maybe a half, maybe challenge 1st trip up by like travel a so kelly's a something you know,

i can bridge in the mail today we are friday. if i sent some you have to replay me on monday. not many, many 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 a 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. oh, 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 just, you have to be connected to the other day or so we, we have to be keep as actually yes, the mess you know what do we have to, to be share every day? what is happening? and also to follow up pulling up some news out something which is good, 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 one on it could be in good relationship. ways. when you

have to be you have to have relationships with lee. that's also to be following up. if something is chance, you have to go, what can i do to be safe? and also, do you have to me if you was supposed to have you needed to have relationship governments, governments think it's happening or to do your walk, walk, walk. i'm going to respect all the country. i think it will be good to go when you

become the way it just gets data i need to get i think that's you know, when you are way i think that's you will not be good relationship with people. 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 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. it needs to be met later in news, but like a brick and there need to be that didn't you didn't use for me again, at least we have we that's we have the following. that's that's, that's not done. i did it, but i get that because i don't. i'm not free to make it

because i'm a journalist. we have a lot. i know i'm you know what, what do you be to it's not it's big news. 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 2 ah

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