{{The body of a Congolese journalist was found on the bank of the Ngezi River near the provincial capital of Bunia in eastern Congo, the city’s mayor said Saturday}}.<\/p>\n
“We found his body yesterday in an advanced state of decay. It showed signed of strangulation according to the doctor who examined him on the scene. <\/p>\n
We couldn’t move him further as it was very decomposed and had to bury him near the river,” said Mayor Ferdinand Fimbo.<\/p>\n
Guylain Chanjabo, a journalist at Radio Canal R\u00e9v\u00e9lation in Bunia, had disappeared 12 days ago. His body was found by people strolling alongside the riverbank.<\/p>\n
The police have opened an investigation into the killing, said the mayor.<\/p>\n
Chanjabo’s death is the most serious of a growing list of abuses committed against journalists in Congo since the beginning of 2013. <\/p>\n
Over 54 cases of violation of press freedom have been recorded between January and the end of April by Journalistes En Danger (JED), a Congolese group campaigning for journalists’ rights.<\/p>\n
“Cases of abuse and intimidation of journalists have increased. It’s intolerable,” said Tuver Wundi a JED member in Goma. “The death of this journalist in Bunia is very serious.”<\/p>\n
In 2012, the group documented a record number of cases with 184 cases of violations of press freedom, including 78 incidents of censorship and 59 arrests of journalists.<\/p>\n
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