democratic republic of the congo has been in a state of political unrest the country's president joseph kabila has refused to give up power despite term limits stipulated in the constitution that meant he should have left office by the end of two thousand and sixteen protests have occurred nationwide since then journalists trying to cover the demonstrations have been arrested threatened and harassed by both the police and the intelligence service while various media outlets have had the plug pulled on their signals their transmissions cut however journalists in the d r c face more than just threats and intimidation eighty percent of congolese media outlets are in the hands of or controlled by politicians that means all kinds of stories of corruption mismanagement and human rights abuses go on told and the d r c is not a small country geographically it's the second biggest in africa and it has the fourth largest population on the continent the listening posts johannah who's now in the state of journalism in the d r c and the media space in which information has become a splintered as politics.

do you think that president joseph kabila will hold the elections in december really i never heard. from him said that he will hold the election but i've never heard there so that he will not hold the election i just heard that who will respect the constitution so is the government of the constitution are we to hope that he will make respect the constitution looking at your time in prison where you devastated by what continue to happen in the congo diversity. i'm very sad because it's a disaster human therea disaster it's an economic disaster the final disaster i mean. look at the problem or we had. the massacre made in class i am talking with concertos so. this. attack in the binnie. temple new massacre in it to remember in the two thousand and one in the marsh restore the peace and security in the tory so i know very well this problem we need to start to get in a few months ago the promise of the idea if we fought for to the a.d.f. in the two thousand and one when i was in the binnie so really if you say that all these all the insecurities but now in congo the latest unicef report

away with very different versions of the story news outlets that form when line with president joseph kabila who was a demonstration illegitimates. take. a. look at this issue channel's focus on what they call the government's use of excessive force on protesters. and that's going to. easier tom way is a journalist at tacoma wa an online outlet that cools for camilla's resignation. system commander works for state broadcaster r t n c they offer conflicting narratives in a media landscape that is heavily politicized sacked journalist every journalist took their own position on the protests the majority of coverage from markets close to the government was each one had the truth about what was really going on there reporters groton police jeeps with armed soldiers always focusing on the protestors who do the ever show the force the police always arrested by police it was definitely because i was covering all of this i was throwing accusations at the regime and they needed to sites in their face all. you know by this will not least the. no journalists have been arrested or imprisoned because of

liberation of congo has now been transformed into a political party opposing the rule of president joseph kabila he has called an election which is due to take place in december i'm david chaytor in belgium the country that was the former colonial ruler of the democratic republic of congo ever since again his independence in one thousand nine hundred sixty there's never been a peaceful transfer of power in that country the senator is returning from belgium to his homeland to register as a candidate in the presidential elections. john pierre bemba talks to al-jazeera. thank you very much for talking to al-jazeera thank you i'd like to start with perhaps the hardest question for you during those ten years inside you. didn't have criminal responsibility for the atrocities committed by your militia. you were convinced always you were going to come out an innocent man but during those ten years that you have any feelings about you or more responsibility for what happened i think that of course i have a lot of sympathy for all the people in the in the central africa in general bengie and the my brothe

democratic republic of the congo has been in a state of political unrest the country's president joseph kabila has refused to give up power despite term limits stipulated in the constitution that meant he should have left office by the end of two thousand and sixteen protests have occurred nationwide since then journalists trying to cover the demonstrations have been arrested threatened and harassed by both the police and the intelligence service while various media outlets have had the plug pulled on their signals their transmissions cut however journalists in the d r c face more than just threats and intimidation eighty percent of congolese media outlets are in the hands of or controlled by politicians that means all kinds of stories of corruption this management and human rights abuses go on told and the d r c is not a small country geographically it's the second biggest in africa and it has the fourth largest population on the continent the listening posts johannah who's now in the state of journalism in the d r c and the media space in which information has become a splintered us politics

and the rest fears of more violence in the run up to elections now two years overdue president joseph kabila has refused to step down since two thousand and sixteen. against this backdrop the bowler announcement is remarkable but the w.h.o. says it's not a matter of if but when they'll be another outbreak it's already fine chinning it's a bowl of response plan and in the meantime it's working with congolese officials to stamp out of the killer diseases like cholera and polio media al-jazeera dozens of rare artifacts owned by iconic african americans will be auctioned off on thursday but the highlight is a tiny house once lived in by the legendary u.s. civil rights activist rosa parks it's expected to fetch up to three million dollars on his own reports from new york it's not just any door it's historic and opens to history of the civil rights movement in america the door was on the home of rosa parks he black woman who famously refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man which led to the montgomery bus boycott one of the most instrumental moments in black struggle for equality in ame

said to join the political fray when tensions are high and it's not clear if president joseph kabila will run for another time despite being bad by the constitution or the successor is and the much awaited registration of presidential candidates is just about to begin. coming back of disrupts political calculation he wants a lot of your friends and this is a challenge to other opposition candidates if you returns on the race for the presidency even of opposition leader would have literature and suddenly come together in a coalition and choosing joint candidate bemba was one of four vice presidents in a transitional. government back in two thousand and three right after this civil war he campaigned for president in two thousand and six and won the fast round but he lost to president kabila in the runoff many supporters believe he was dropped off victory whether or not he will be on this year's ballot paper will depend on his either case pending at the i.c.c. his facing charges of witness tampering that outcome will determine if he can fly back home in time to submit his documents to t

and the ref is of more violence in the run up to elections now two years overdue president joseph kabila has refused to step down since two thousand and sixteen. against this backdrop the a boulder announcement is remarkable but the w.h.o. says it's not a matter of if but when they'll be another outbreak it's already fine churning it's a bowl of response plan and in the meantime it's.

said to join the political fray when tensions are high and it's not clear if president joseph kabila will run for another time despite being bad by the constitution or the success ari's and the much awaited registration of presidential candidates is just about to begin. coming back of disrupts political calculation he wants a lot of you for. this is a challenge to other opposition candidates if you returns on the race for the presidency even other opposition leader will have literature and suddenly come together in a coalition and choosing joint gandhi and bamber was one of four vice presidents in a transitional government back in two thousand and three right after the civil war he campaigned for president in two thousand and six and won the fast round but he lost to president kabila in the run off many supporters believe he was dropped off victory whether or not he will be on this year's ballot paper will depend on his other case pending at the i.c.c. his facing charges of witness tampering that outcome will determine if he can fly back home in time to submit his documents to the le

and the rest fears of more violence in the run up to elections now two years overdue president joseph kabila has refused to step down since two thousand and sixteen. against the specter up the bowler announcement is remarkable but the w.h.o. says it's not a matter of if but when they'll be another outbreak it's already fine churning it's a bowl of response plan and in the meantime it's working with congolese officials to stamp out of the killer diseases like cholera and polio. al-jazeera. and dozens of rare historical artifacts and by a comic african americans will be auctioned off on thursday but the highlight as a tiny house once lived in by legendary us civil rights activists rosa parks it's expected to fetch up to three million dollars under reports from new york it's not just any door it's historic and opens to history of the civil rights movement in america the door was on the home of rosa parks he black woman who famously refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man which led to the montgomery bus boycott one of the most instrumental moments in black struggle for equality in am