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DR Congo sentences 66 soldiers to death for fleeing rebel fighting

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 66 soldiers to death for offences including desertion, mutiny and disobeying orders during fighting with rebels in the country's east, according to local media.

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Event date
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Coverage
5 outlets · 5 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
United Kingdom, Ghana, Nigeria, Norway
English
Countries concerned
DR Congo
Security & defense · intensity 1.5 · tone -0.20
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (60%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.

Western 60%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 40%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

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  • Confirmed by 5 outlets in 5 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.
  • Propagation: first reported by africanews.com (Norway), . No word-for-word republication detected.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

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Event sources

  1. DR Congo sentences 66 soldiers to death for fleeing rebel fighting
    africanews.comUnknownNorway → DR CongoEnglish
  2. You run, you die? DR Congo sentences 66 soldiers to death for fleeing battlefield as war rages
    pulse.ngNGNigeria → DR CongoEnglish
  3. DR Congo military court sentences 66 soldiers to death for being ‘cowards’
    gbcghanaonline.comGHGhana → DR CongoEnglish
  4. DR Congo sentences 66 soldiers to death for being 'cowards' The Congolese army's fight against rebel groups has long been hampered by disarray within its ranks.
    BBC News TVRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → DR CongoEnglish
  5. Trest smrti za zbabělost. Konžský soud odsoudil 66 vojáků, chce zlepšit morálku
    cnn.iprima.czUnknownCzechia → DR CongoCzech