Appendix B: Journalism Freedom: 1980–2008 (Country Ratings from Freedom House) - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Population (2010, proj.): 67,827,000

Gross National Income per Capita (current, 2007): $140

Date of Independence: June 30, 1960 (from Belgium)

Date of Last Constitution: February 18, 2006

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Despite the appearance of legal protections, press freedom is constrained by the government and other political groups. Licensing, criminal defamation, and jailing without charges are widely used to keep ...

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