The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned Al Jazeera after it published an interview with the leader of the M23 rebel group, which recently seized territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo. M23, which has been accused of widespread, indiscriminate violence, took control of the town of Masisi last week, which is roughly 50 miles from the city of Goma. The U.N. said recent fighting in the eastern DRC had displaced over 100,000 people in around a week.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who’s long been accused of backing the M23, called on Congolese officials to start negotiating with the rebel group. Planned peace talks between DRC President Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame were called off last month after Congo’s presidency said the Rwandan delegation refused to take part.

Meanwhile, Amnesty International is calling on President Tshisekedi to immediately halt plans to execute 170 Congolese prisoners convicted of armed robbery, and to abolish the death penalty.