Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala — Imprisoned Journalist Case File

§ 01Dispatch

Updated May 26, 2026

Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala is a journalist with Jeune Afrique, Reuters, Actualite.cd in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Imprisoned as of September 8, 2023; charges: False News.

01Role: Journalist
02Event start: September 8, 2023

§ 02Case registry

Structured fields

NameStanis Bujakera Tshiamala

CountryDemocratic Republic of the CongoDE

EmployerJeune Afrique, Reuters, Actualite.cd

RoleJournalist

ArrestedSeptember 8, 2023995 days held

GenderMale

ChargesFalse News

StatusDetained

SourceCommittee to Protect JournalistsPress freedom registry

§ 03Intelligence

Live analytics

Derived signals — what this case looks like compared to the rest of the dataset. Each number below is computed live from open records; we show the inputs so you can audit the math.

Urgency ScoreMetric 01 · /100

30/ 100

Watch

StableWatchAcute

InputsN = 1

995

days held since detention

case developments this quarter

medical or legal flags raised

Country RiskMetric 02 · /100

90/ 100

High-risk jurisdiction

OpenMixedClosed

Inputs · RUSSIACPJ + PPW

jailed journalists in CPJ records

arrests in the last year

active press-related cases

Outlet ExposureMetric 03 · Count

1Detained Now

Targeted Outlet

NoneSomeTargeted

Affiliated Outlet

Jeune Afrique, Reuters, Actualite.cd

Independent · Russia · Active

Staff InputsCPJ Records

staff member tracked in CPJ

arrested in the last year

convictions to date

Calculation source & inputsclick to expand ↓

Urgency Score

Deterministic 0–100. Weighted sum of: torture reported (25), health concerns (15), pre-trial detention > 365 days (20), held > 3 years (15), restrictive jurisdiction (10), severe charges — terror / espionage / anti-state (10), editorial critical flag (5).
Source: case record + arrest / charge history from CPJ, OVD-Info, Memorial, Viasna.

Country Risk

Composite 0–100. Combines RSF World Press Freedom Index rank, Freedom House “Not Free” status, UN HRC membership, and live counts of CPJ-jailed journalists in the jurisdiction (total & trailing 12 months).
Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Freedom House, OHCHR, CPJ Prison Census.

Outlet Exposure

Count of CPJ-tracked staff from the same outlet currently detained, plus arrests at that outlet in the last 12 months. Surfaces whether the case is part of a wider crackdown on a single newsroom.
Source: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prison Census, cross-linked by employer.

Recomputed live from open records. Full pipeline documented at /methodology; raw API at /api/prisoners/:id/intelligence.

§ 04Source attribution

CPJ

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