Articles - Tanzania
7 November 2008
Tanzania
7 November 2008
Tanzania
5 November 2008
Tanzania
Tanzania's journalists took to the streets of Dar es Salaam last week to protest against the three-month banning of a newspaper that exposed official corruption. According to the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), it was the first time in Tanzania's history that journalists marched against the government, accusing it of trying to stifle media freedom in the country.
12 August 2005
Tanzania
12 August 2005
Tanzania
10 August 2005
Tanzania
While Tanzanian journalists enjoy a relatively vibrant and free press, those who live in Zanzibar - a semi-autonomous island off the mainland coast - are not so fortunate, reports RAP21 (the African Press Network for the 21st Century). Most newspapers are state-owned and steer clear of criticising the government. Those that do, pay a high price.
11 June 2003
Tanzania
The International Press Institute (IPI) has awarded its 2003 Free Media Pioneer prize to the Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) in recognition of its efforts to promote media self-regulation and press freedom.
4 September 2001
Tanzania
4 September 2001
Tanzania
4 September 2001
Tanzania
Police in the Tarime District of Mara recently arrested twelve journalists in the space of eight days for attempting to report on conflicts between two ethnic clans, according to the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA).
31 July 2001
Tanzania
31 July 2001
Tanzania
31 July 2001
Tanzania
The Tanzanian government has banned eight magazines and suspended three tabloid newspapers for allegedly publishing indecent photographs that run counter to anti-HIV-AIDS campaigns, report the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) and Reporters sans frontières (RSF).
11 July 2000
Tanzania
11 July 2000
Tanzania
4 April 2000
Tanzania
4 April 2000
Tanzania
4 April 2000
Tanzania
ARTICLE 19 is demanding the immediate release of the 18 leaders of the Zanzibar opposition party, the Civic United Front (CUF), who are up on charges of treason.
23 November 1999
Tanzania
23 November 1999
Tanzania
23 November 1999
Tanzania
The Tanzanian government has threatened action against at least nineteen newspapers over the course of the past year, vowing it will take action against them for content it considers "offensive," reports the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA).