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#FreeMaxenceMelo - What's At Stake in Tanzania?

The jailed founder of social media platform JamiiForums, Maxence Melo, represents new wave of activism for political and internet freedom. His work can be compared to world digital freedon icons such as Edward Snowden, Julian Assange or Aaron Swartz, writes Justice Rutenge for The Citizen.

  • Tanzania:   What's At Stake Over #FreeMaxenceMelo?

    Citizen, 21 December 2016

    The one week incarceration of Maxence Melo, the founder of JamiiForums is causing such an outrage in social media because it represents something bigger than him and his online… Read more »

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The founder of JamiiForums Maxence Melo escorted by police returning to remand.

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