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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

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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