{"id":1008,"date":"2024-10-16T19:35:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T19:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldentimessouthsudan.com\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2024-10-16T19:35:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T19:35:12","slug":"tanzanias-regulator-bans-media-outlets-as-journalists-harassed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldentimessouthsudan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/16\/tanzanias-regulator-bans-media-outlets-as-journalists-harassed\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania\u2019s regulator bans media outlets as journalists harassed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Tanzania&#8217;s latest press freedom violation is a one-month ban on three newspapers after one of them, The Citizen, published an animated video on social media of a character resembling President Samia Suluhu Hassan watching television coverage of recent reported killings and abductions of government critics. |Screenshots: SK Media Online TV\/CPJ<\/em>|.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kampala, October 15, 2024<\/strong>\u2014Instead of providing the latest news updates, the homepages of three leading Tanzanian newspapers are focused on their own suspension over a video seen as critical of the president, as concerns mount over deteriorating press freedom ahead of elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 2, the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) issued a<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=8e30035e64&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=63359ae919&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">30-day suspension order<\/a>&nbsp;for Mwananchi Communications Limited\u2019s (MCL) online publications affecting the websites of its newspapers \u2014 the English-language daily<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=1f6f96e85e&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=615817aab2&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Citizen<\/a>, the Swahili-language<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=7fc7a1c8eb&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=e446bc22cb&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mwananchi<\/a>&nbsp;and the sports-focused<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=aea75db4b2&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=8a7eadfcec&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mwanaspoti<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 and their social media pages. The TCRA accused MCL of publishing prohibited content on social media that \u201caimed to ridicule and harm the reputation, prestige and status\u201d of the country. The three newspapers\u2019 print editions continue to hit the newsstands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The one-month ban is part of a series of recent press freedom violations in Tanzania, as<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=c166424506&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=29b8b2e6df&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">human rights organizations<\/a>&nbsp;have<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=c31bfd2e43&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=e54ef35916&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">warned<\/a>&nbsp;of narrowing civic space ahead of November\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=5bc9fad707&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=a2060c1b94&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local elections<\/a>&nbsp;and next year\u2019s presidential and parliamentary<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=7753948f44&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=9a61294502&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">elections<\/a>, in which<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=1a828584f0&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=d1abae8074&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President Samia Suluhu Hassan<\/a>&nbsp;will stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Citizen\u2019s October 1<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=68f497b043&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=b94946cbdc&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">animated video<\/a>&nbsp;showed a woman resembling the president flipping through television reports in which people<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=be0163cc72&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=c9eb8cd021&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">complained about abductions<\/a>&nbsp;and killings. Tanzanians have been shocked by September\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=202385f61b&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=f58a8586b4&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">murder<\/a>&nbsp;of opposition politician Ali Mohamed Kibao, after being taken off a bus, beaten, and doused in acid \u2014 the latest in a<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=4d091d295d&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=4d0b333f2d&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wave<\/a>&nbsp;of high-profile opposition figures to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=a2d6f0e20a&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disappear<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 2, MCL said it had<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=6f51229b23&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=99a5d2c701&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">removed the animation<\/a>&nbsp;because \u201cit depicted events that raised concerns regarding the safety and security of individuals in Tanzania.\u201d However, the deleted video has been<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=5f3e841e12&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=1f76ab0d93&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shared<\/a>&nbsp;widely<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=e211b22a3f&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=e8ba576ad9&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Separately, on October 9, the TCRA&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=bfe9a84256&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;accused&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;the privately owned YouTube-based Jambo TV, of breaking the law in its broadcast of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=206a51a2a3&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">criticism<\/a>&nbsp;of two telecoms companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The regulator objected to the news channel airing a<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=ae74fc9704&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=fb07e43a1a&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claim<\/a>&nbsp;by Tundu Lissu, vice chairperson of the opposition Chadema party, that Tigo shared<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=3d600e2475&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=a1ba823e82&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his location data<\/a>&nbsp;with the government prior to a 2017 attempt to<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=587e8bbeb8&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=86312821a4&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">assassinate<\/a>&nbsp;him, as well as journalist Erick Kabendera\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=2eff967a73&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=3ec82aa700&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claim<\/a>&nbsp;that Vodacom Tanzania shared his data with security personnel who<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=4f9873d420&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=1004d37110&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arrested him<\/a>&nbsp;in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=580cd96c43&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=d14a2c9b2a&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">British court<\/a>&nbsp;heard this month from Tigo\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=8e67ece7e2&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">former&nbsp;<\/a>parent company Millicom that it had concerns \u201cabout a local politician\u2019s mobile phone data being passed to a government agency.\u201d In court filings responding to a former Tigo employee\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=c0536d5a13&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=035bf36512&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claim<\/a>&nbsp;that he was dismissed for raising concerns about surveillance, Millicom said the individuals involved had been disciplined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The TCRA said that Jambo TV should \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=ce36e4a0ed&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">submit a written defense<\/a>\u201d and appear before its Content Committee on October 17 \u201cto explain why legal action should not be taken against it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kabendera had<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=88500a5b8d&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=d6337ebd2a&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sued Vodacom<\/a>, alleging that the company \u201cfacilitated\u201d his arrest, but his case was dismissed in September. He intends to<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=d23a3ca817&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=78d2c664e6&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appeal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samia, who<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=13e2f49be4&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=749027f2f0&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">succeeded<\/a>&nbsp;President John Pombe Magufuli after his death in 2021, initially<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=3decf02a46&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=62a5dd9c2a&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lifted<\/a>&nbsp;media<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=dfb4506093&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=966bf3143e&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bans<\/a>&nbsp;and<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=a442c8549f&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=d1d53fd37b&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">promised<\/a>&nbsp;to improve conditions for the press. However, her government has<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=ffa79e605a&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=57888d6dcd&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fallen short<\/a>&nbsp;of overhauling restrictive laws, such as the 2020 online content<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=b7b83fc822&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=58b653bcaa&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">regulations<\/a>&nbsp;cited in this month\u2019s ban on MCL and the case against Jambo TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In violations<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=f3cd55b0aa&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=27bbc56e51&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reminiscent<\/a>&nbsp;of the anti-press<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=aed2898ba7&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=64c9424821&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tactics<\/a>&nbsp;used under Magufuli, at least eight journalists have been arrested while covering opposition events in recent weeks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>August 11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Journalists Ramadhan Khamis and Fadhil Kirundwa of privately owned Jambo TV were<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=8b561af150&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=09d43aa191&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arrested<\/a>&nbsp;while covering a Chadema event in the southern city of Mbeya. Kirundwa and Khamis told CPJ they were released the following day on condition that they did not publish footage of the youth rally, in which more than<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=58921af464&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=4884070d09&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">500 people<\/a>&nbsp;were arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>September 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police assaulted MCL journalists Lawrence Mnubi, Michael Matemanga, and Baraka Loshilaa and<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=7d5900715b&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=9d76f46590&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">detained<\/a>&nbsp;them for hours in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam while covering a<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=7b47cc7058&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=fd15dd549a&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">banned<\/a>&nbsp;Chadema<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=535ef37983&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=23e493c487&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">protest<\/a>&nbsp;over alleged killings and abductions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police also briefly detained reporter<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=6411593134&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=fdc3ff51c4&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mariam Shaban<\/a>&nbsp;of privately owned East Africa TV, and privately owned Nipashe newspaper\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=d8001550bf&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=2bf70693f8&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jenifer Gilla<\/a>&nbsp;and Jumanne Juma, Shaban and Gilla told CPJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 7, government spokesperson Thobias Makoba told CPJ by phone that he could not immediately respond to questions and did not answer subsequent calls and messages. Makoba previously told the U.S. Congress-funded<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=6ade9bf64e&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=45ea676046&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Voice of America Africa<\/a>&nbsp;that the Tanzanian government supports freedom of speech and encourages responsible journalism, while noting that freedom comes with responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TCRA spokesperson Rolf Kibaja told CPJ via email that the regulator had invited MCL to a hearing on October 10 \u201cafter which further regulatory actions would follow.\u201d He did not respond to requests for clarification or subsequent queries about Jambo TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CPJ requested comment via email and messaging app from Vodacom Tanzania; and via email from its South Africa-based parent company Vodacom Group; Tigo Tanzania; and Luxembourg-based Millicom, which owned Tigo Tanzania in 2017, but did not receive any replies. Police spokesperson David Misime did not respond to CPJ\u2019s requests for comment via messaging app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tanzania&#8217;s latest press freedom violation is a one-month ban on three newspapers after one of them, The Citizen, published an animated video on social media of a character resembling President Samia Suluhu Hassan watching television coverage of recent reported killings and abductions of government critics. |Screenshots: SK Media Online TV\/CPJ|. 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