Committee to Protect Journalists - Tanzania tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2013-03-07T22:33:02Z Movable Type 4.38 Journalist beaten by unknown assailants in Tanzania tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21374 2013-03-07T22:01:50Z 2013-03-07T22:33:02Z Nairobi, March 7, 2013--Authorities in Tanzania must immediately investigate a vicious attack on a veteran journalist in Dar es Salaam, the capital, on Tuesday night, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.... Committee to Protect Journalists Absalom Kibanda was beaten by three unidentified men on Tuesday. (Absalom Kibanda)

Nairobi, March 7, 2013--Authorities in Tanzania must immediately investigate a vicious attack on a veteran journalist in Dar es Salaam, the capital, on Tuesday night, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2012: Tanzania tag:beta.cpj.org,2013://1.20500 2013-02-14T05:04:46Z 2013-02-05T18:25:22Z A journalist was killed in the line of duty in September, the first Tanzanian work-related fatality documented by CPJ in the 20 years it has kept detailed records. Police attacked veteran TV reporter Daudi Mwangosi, who was shot point-blank with a tear-gas canister and died at the scene, witnesses said.... Committee to Protect Journalists A journalist was killed in the line of duty in September, the first Tanzanian work-related fatality documented by CPJ in the 20 years it has kept detailed records. Police attacked veteran TV reporter Daudi Mwangosi, who was shot point-blank with a tear-gas canister and died at the scene, witnesses said. Mwangosi, of the private Channel 10 station, had confronted officers over the arrest of another journalist during an opposition rally, news reports said. The authorities arrested a junior officer in connection with the killing, but they didn’t pursue at least six other officers thought to be associated with the death, according to a report released by the independent Media Council of Tanzania. The government can use 17 repressive, media-related statutes to crack down on critical coverage. Under the Newspaper Act of 1976, the information ministry indefinitely banned the Swahili-language weekly MwanaHalisi in July on vague charges of sedition and false reporting in unspecified articles. The paper’s chief editor, Jabir Idrissa, said he suspected the publication was targeted for its coverage of a physicians’ strike in the country and the abduction and torture of Steven Ulimboka, a doctor leading the strikers. Reports from MwanaHalisi had suggested the authorities were involved in the attack on Ulimboka, but the government denied the allegations, news reports said.

]]> Attacks on the Press: Killed in 2012: A Worldwide Roundup tag:beta.cpj.org,2013://1.20487 2013-02-14T05:04:35Z 2013-03-13T21:41:13Z Committee to Protect Journalists Tanzanian journalist found murdered in forest tag:cpj.org,2013://1.20891 2013-01-09T22:32:00Z 2013-01-09T23:46:02Z Nairobi, January 9, 2013--A journalist was found murdered in northwestern Tanzania on Tuesday, three days after he went missing from his home, according to local journalists and local reports.... Committee to Protect Journalists Nairobi, January 9, 2013--A journalist was found murdered in northwestern Tanzania on Tuesday, three days after he went missing from his home, according to local journalists and local reports.

]]> Prominent Tanzanian journalist killed in scuffle with police tag:cpj.org,2012://1.20353 2012-09-04T21:11:35Z 2012-09-05T16:16:12Z New York, September 4, 2012--A Tanzanian TV journalist was killed on Sunday during a confrontation with police over the arrest of another journalist, according to several local journalists who witnessed the shooting.... Committee to Protect Journalists The wife of journalist Daudi Mwangosi weeps at his grave. Mwangosi was killed in a scuffle with police on Sunday. (Gustav Chahe)

New York, September 4, 2012--A Tanzanian TV journalist was killed on Sunday during a confrontation with police over the arrest of another journalist, according to several local journalists who witnessed the shooting.

]]> Tanzanian authorities ban weekly indefinitely tag:cpj.org,2012://1.20213 2012-07-30T22:06:42Z 2012-07-30T22:20:21Z Committee to Protect Journalists A screen shot of a July edition of MwanaHalisi.

Nairobi, July 30, 2012--The Tanzanian government today banned indefinitely the critical Swahili-language weekly MwanaHalisi, accusing the paper of publishing seditious articles, according to local journalists and a statement by the information ministry. 

The ministry claimed that MwanaHalisi's four July editions contained seditious and false material but did not specify particular articles. Under the 1976 Newspaper Act, Tanzanian authorities can suspend a newspaper at will if they deem that it has "seditious intent," according to CPJ research. MwanaHalisi Chief Editor Jabir Idrissa told CPJ that the paper is considering filing an appeal.

]]> Obama should raise press freedom in Africa food talks tag:cpj.org,2012://1.19367 2012-05-16T18:24:51Z 2012-05-16T18:54:07Z New York, May 16, 2012--President Obama should acknowledge the role that independent news reporting plays in assessing agricultural challenges and facilitating the response to famine, the Committee to Protect Journalists stated in a letter to the White House. Ethiopia in particular downplays the extent of food crises and undermines the ability of donor nations and aid groups to help by denying journalists access to sensitive areas and censoring independent coverage. Committee to Protect Journalists In Tanzania, two journalists charged with incitement tag:cpj.org,2011://1.18267 2011-12-22T21:27:47Z 2011-12-22T21:40:55Z New York, December 22, 2011--Authorities in Tanzania have arrested and charged a columnist and an editor with inciting the police force to subordinate in connection with an editorial critical of the government, according to local journalists and news reports. The printer of the publication has also been summoned to... Committee to Protect Journalists Tanzania Daima Managing Editor Absalom Kibanda has been charged with inciting police to subordinate. (IPP Media)

New York, December 22, 2011--Authorities in Tanzania have arrested and charged a columnist and an editor with inciting the police force to subordinate in connection with an editorial critical of the government, according to local journalists and news reports. The printer of the publication has also been summoned to court twice in relation to the article.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2009: Africa Developments tag:cpj.org,2010://1.13910 2010-02-16T05:02:50Z 2010-02-15T19:06:31Z Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/ Leading investigative weekly suspended in Tanzania tag:cpj.org,2010://1.14081 2010-01-12T18:01:29Z 2010-01-12T19:13:11Z Committee to Protect Journalists Kulikoni on a newsstand in Tanzania. (Mbarak Islam)

New York, January 12, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalists called today for the suspension of independent weekly Swahili newspaper Kulikoni to be lifted immediately. Information Minister George Mkuchika announced the suspension of the leading investigative weekly on Friday, citing a sales and distribution ban for a period of 90 days beginning January 11, according to local journalists and news reports.

The ruling was linked to a November 27, 2009, story that alleged cheating in the national exams for the Tanzania People’s Defense Forces, the managing editor of Dar-es-Salaam-based Kulikoni, Evarist Mwitumba, told CPJ. 

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2008: Africa Developments tag:cpj.org,2009://1.10704 2009-02-10T05:53:00Z 2009-04-21T14:21:29Z Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/ TANZANIA: Government bans private weekly tag:cpj.org,2008://1.10596 2008-12-18T22:39:51Z 2010-01-12T19:56:49Z MwanaHalisi CENSORED OCTOBER 13, 2008 The Ministry of Information, Sports, and Culture banned the private weekly MwanaHalisi for three months starting October 13, for “inciting public hatred against the president.”... Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/ MwanaHalisi
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The Ministry of Information, Sports, and Culture banned the private weekly MwanaHalisi for three months starting October 13, for “inciting public hatred against the president.”
]]> Tanzania detains popular Web site editors tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6516 2008-02-29T17:00:00Z 2008-02-29T17:00:00Z New York, February 29, 2008—CPJ condemns the arbitrary arrest of two popular online editors without charge. The two were detained and interrogated for 24 hours in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on February 18, in what observers of the case say was a politically motivated attempt to shutter the site. The... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, February 29, 2008—CPJ condemns the arbitrary arrest of two popular online editors without charge. The two were detained and interrogated for 24 hours in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on February 18, in what observers of the case say was a politically motivated attempt to shutter the site.

The two young editors, Maxence Mello and Mike Mushi, aged 21 and 18 respectively, host the extremely popular Jambo Forums, a public discussion site with more than 2,000 members and 6 million hits in February alone. Topics on the site cover everything from politics to culture to entertainment. Police confiscated three computers used to host their Web site, shutting down the site for five days while the equipment remained under police custody, Mello told CPJ.

]]> Suspects held in Tanzanian newsroom attack tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6515 2008-01-08T17:00:00Z 2008-01-08T17:00:00Z Committee to Protect Journalists  New York, January 8, 2008—Police in Dar-es-Salaam said Monday that they had two suspects in custody after armed men stormed the newsroom of a popular vernacular newspaper and seriously injured two top journalists, according to local reporters and news accounts.

Managing Editor Saed Kubenea of the Kiswahili-language Mwana Halisi and veteran journalist Ndimara Tegambwage, a consultant with the weekly, were preparing this week’s edition when three men armed with a machete and an unidentified chemical broke down the newsroom door and assaulted them at 9 p.m. local time Saturday, according to the same sources. The assailants splashed a chemical in Kubenea’s eyes and struck him in the face with a stone, Tegambwage told CPJ. Persistent eye pain forced doctors at Dar-es-Salaam’s main Muhimbili Hospital to transfer Kubenea to India for further treatment, according to local journalists. Tegambwage was hit on the side of the head with a machete, causing a wound requiring 15 stitches.

]]> TANZANIA tag:216.139.245.96,2005:/cases//9.616 2005-12-02T17:00:00Z 2005-12-02T17:00:00Z DECEMBER 2, 2005 Post January 4, 2006 Tanzania Daima Amani CENSORED Amid preparations for delayed national elections, the government ordered two local newspapers to temporarily cease publishing, accusing both of violating the 1976 Newspaper Act.... Committee to Protect Journalists DECEMBER 2, 2005
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Amid preparations for delayed national elections, the government ordered two local newspapers to temporarily cease publishing, accusing both of violating the 1976 Newspaper Act.
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