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Serge Maheshe
Born
Serge Kasole Maheshe

September 1, 1976
DisappearedJune 13, 2007 (aged 30)
Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
NationalityDemocratic Republic of Congo, Africa
OccupationJournalist
Years active4
EmployerRadio Okapi

Serge Maheshe , also known as ..., (September 1, 1976 – June 13, 2007), a Congolese, was working as a Editor and Journalist for the Radio Okapi in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo... Was known for being repeatedly threatened by rebel groups and local militia and eventually murdered. (You will provide more detailed information about this journalist's nobility under the impact section below).

Personal

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Serge Maheshe was 31 when he died and had been married and was a father of two.[1] He was also a Law graduate of the Catholic University of Bakuvu.[2]

Career

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Maheshe had first started working for the Radio Okapi in 2003 and was widely respected by everyone.[1] He was an editor and reporter in the eastern town of Bukavu which is just east of the capital Kinshasa.[3] The Radio Okapi is known as a network of stations that stretches nationwide that has been set up by the U.N. [4]

Death

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo with the capital city of Kinshasa (left).

In 2004 Maheshe was one of four journalists who had received threats from local rebel forces.[1][5] On June 13th of 2007 Maheshe was preparing to board a vehicle with his two friends when a gunman appeared and ordered all of the men to sit on the ground.[6] Maheshe was then shot multiple times in the chest and legs, but his companions were uninjured.[7][8]

Context

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Maheshe served the millions of Congolese who listen to Okapi radio every day.[2] According to his past co-worker Gabriel Maindo, the motive for the assassination was political. When Gabriel Amisi was in the RCD, Maheshe was a very critical member, especially due to his involvement in the investigation on Azarias Ruberwa. Maheshe's investigation against former RCD soldiers revealed that they were the source of destabilization of the country.[9]

Find out something about the other journalists from this area, such as Didace Namujimbo, Koko Bruno Cirambiza, Pascal Kabungulu.

Impact

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After his death, Maheshe was christened “Mr Quick Intervention” journalist because of his belief in the healing powers of journalism.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). 8 months later a radio reporter named Didace Namujimbo was shot in the head and murdered presumably because of his coverage on the trial of the men accused of killing Maheshe.[6]

Reactions

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Ban Ki-moon, United Nations secretary-general, said, "... a great loss for the United Nations and the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as they continue their efforts to build a sustainable peace in their country."[10]

Tshivis Tshivuadi, the general secretary of Journalists in Danger, said, “As long as journalists write reports of a meeting, a press conference or on the activities of ministries, they are fine. If they write about soldiers raping women, about [President Joseph] Kabila’s military officials diverting money that should be paid to soldiers, they will be in trouble."[11]

Jean-Jacques Simon a co-worker said, "I will always have for a deep friendship. His kindness, his respect for those around him, his intelligence and his expansive courage as a journalist will remain forever engraved in my memory."[10]

See also

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  • Radio Okapi
  • The Nation (Nairobi)
  • BBCMonitoringAfrica Mar 11, 2008[7]
  • BBCMonitoringAfrica Aug 29, 2007[13][13]
  • Afrikarabia, more about the investigation and trial
  • The Guardian (UK)
  • The Irish Times
  • The Star (South Africa)
  • Mail & Guardian (Zimbabwe)
  • reliefweb
  • UN News Centre

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Serge Maheshe". Committee to Protect Journalists. June 13, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "En mémoire de Serge Maheshe" (in French). June 14, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  3. ^ "DR Congo: MONUC and Radio Okapi condemns the murder of its Bukavu journalist Serge Maheshe". ReliefWeb.
  4. ^ Wanja, Joy (March 19, 2010). "African Journalists Feted At Media Conference". The Nation (Nairobi). Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Pienaar, Hans (June 15, 2007). "Eastern Congo 'dominated by psychosis of war'". The Star (South Africa).
  6. ^ a b "Congo radio journalist murdered". The Guardian (UK). November 26, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "East DRCongo rights groups back UN denouncement of journalist murder trial". BBC Monitoring Africa. March 11, 2008. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  8. ^ Anderson, Andrew (June 8, 2010). "Activist's killing shows up inertia". The Irish Times. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  9. ^ Rigaud, Christophe (June 24, 2015). "RDC: Des révélations sur l'assassinat de Serge Maheshe". afrikarabia.com (in French). Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  10. ^ a b "United Nations News Centre". UN News Service Section. 22 June 2007.
  11. ^ Pampalone, Tanya (November 25, 2011). "DRC: And now for the bad news..." Mail & Guardian (Zimbabwe). Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  12. ^ a b "WORLD IN BRIEF". Newspaper. August 29, 2007. p. 14.
  13. ^ a b DRCongo: Military court sentences four to death for murder of journalist.(2007, August 29). BBC Monitoring Africa - Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring,
  14. ^ a b Journalist killed in DR congo had feared for his life.(2007, June 14). BBC Monitoring Africa - Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring,
  15. ^ Baere, Désiré (September 20, 2007). "Affaire Serge Maheshe : les deux assassins se rétractent". Afrik.com (in French). Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  16. ^ "CONGO: Sentenced to death". The Advertiser. August 30, 2007.
  17. ^ "Bukavu: Murder City". Reporters Without Borders. March 18, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  18. ^ "UNESCO condemns murder of Congolese journalist Maheshe". panapress.com. June 19, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  19. ^ "Congo Soldiers Charged with Killing UN Journalist". congoplanet.com.
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