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1/15/2025
Geneva: the Congolese diaspora at the heart of international advocacy
A city of international institutions, Geneva becomes an advocacy space for some Congolese in exile.
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Our editorial line: telling exile without betraying truth
Voix d’Exil RDC seeks to document, protect and transmit Congolese exile stories with rigor.
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10/21/2024
Social media: when a post can push someone into exile
For some young Congolese, Facebook, TikTok or YouTube become both tools of expression and sources of risk.
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9/18/2024
Congolese women in exile: rebuilding far from home
Women’s exile carries specific wounds: separated families, loneliness, safety, dignity and reconstruction.
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State of siege: critical voices facing judicial risk
Criticism of the state of siege in eastern DRC has sometimes exposed activists and citizens to judicial tensions.
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6/12/2024
Civic space in the DRC: why critical voices feel threatened
Between repression, arrests, judicial pressure and fear, several critical voices describe a fragile civic space.
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4/5/2024
Paris: Congolese activists between exile, memory and mobilization
In Paris, Congolese exile often takes a political form: meetings, demonstrations, public statements and memory of struggles.
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1/10/2026
Our editorial line: telling exile without betraying truth
Voix d’Exil RDC seeks to document, protect and transmit Congolese exile stories with rigor.
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5/2/2025
Congolese churches in Europe: spiritual and social refuges
In exile, churches sometimes become spaces of support, memory and community reconstruction.
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1/15/2025
Geneva: the Congolese diaspora at the heart of international advocacy
A city of international institutions, Geneva becomes an advocacy space for some Congolese in exile.
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9/14/2025
Why archive Congolese political exile?
Without archives, exile journeys fade over time. Documenting them protects collective memory.
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6/12/2024
Civic space in the DRC: why critical voices feel threatened
Between repression, arrests, judicial pressure and fear, several critical voices describe a fragile civic space.
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3/20/2024
Stanis Bujakera: press, justice and freedom to report
The Stanis Bujakera case reignited debate over press freedom and the risks of journalism in the DRC.
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3/8/2025
Italy: an often overlooked exile route for Congolese people
For some Congolese, Italy is a point of entry, transit or reconstruction.
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3/29/2023
Belgium CGRS: understanding the journey of a Congolese asylum seeker
In Belgium, the CGRS examines international protection claims. For Congolese applicants, the challenge is often proving personal risk.
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1/12/2023
OFPRA: why personal testimony is decisive for Congolese asylum seekers
In France, asylum claims rely heavily on the consistency of the story and the ability to explain the risks in case of return.
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10/21/2024
Social media: when a post can push someone into exile
For some young Congolese, Facebook, TikTok or YouTube become both tools of expression and sources of risk.
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4/5/2024
Paris: Congolese activists between exile, memory and mobilization
In Paris, Congolese exile often takes a political form: meetings, demonstrations, public statements and memory of struggles.
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9/18/2020
Jean-Claude Muyambo: political prison, memory and resistance
Jean-Claude Muyambo’s journey remains linked to debates about justice, political detention and the memory of Congolese opposition.
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9/18/2024
Congolese women in exile: rebuilding far from home
Women’s exile carries specific wounds: separated families, loneliness, safety, dignity and reconstruction.
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5/16/2023
Family reunification: when exile separates before bringing together
Behind administrative procedures, family reunification tells the story of waiting, distance and hope for separated Congolese families.
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5/24/2020
May 2020: the silent turning point
Nearly two years after the video release, the climate around the two artists changed dramatically.
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8/22/2024
State of siege: critical voices facing judicial risk
Criticism of the state of siege in eastern DRC has sometimes exposed activists and citizens to judicial tensions.
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7/22/2021
Jacky Ndala: opposition, justice and political pressure
Jacky Ndala’s journey illustrates the tensions between political engagement, justice and freedom of expression in the DRC.
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7/28/2018
Seth Kikuni: a new generation enters the political arena
By submitting his candidacy for the 2018 presidential election, Seth Kikuni became one of the faces of a generation determined to challenge Congolese political norms.
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