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Tanzania: Information Minister's Powers to Ban Newspaper Queried
Citizen, 18 June 2017
A debate has ensued over who between the Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports and the Information Services Department has the powers to ban a newspaper. Read more »
Information Minister's Powers to Ban Tanzanian Newspaper Queried
Minister for Information Harrison Mwakyembe has imposed a two-year ban on weekly newspaper Mawio. The paper published a story linking former presidents Benjamin Mkapa and Jakaya Kikwete with the mineral concentrates dispute, detailing the two leaders' alleged role in the problems bedevilling the mining sector.
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Tanzania: Frustration, Anger Over Decision to Ban Mawio
Citizen, 17 June 2017
Media stakeholders have said they are disappointed by the government's decision to ban a weekly tabloid, Mawio, over a story linking former presidents to the mining scandal. Read more »
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Tanzania: Media Council of Tanzania Condemns Mawio's Ban
Citizen, 18 June 2017
The Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) and the Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC) have vehemently condemned the action by the Minister for Information, Culture, Arts… Read more »
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Tanzania: Mawio Pays Price of Defiance As Govt Slaps a 24-Month Ban
Daily News, 16 June 2017
Seven months after President John Magufuli signed the Media Services Bill 2016 into an Act, a Swahili tabloid, Mawio, becomes the first newspaper to face the wrath of the law. Read more »
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Minister for Information Harrison Mwakyembe has imposed a two-year ban on weekly newspaper Mawio. The paper published a story linking the former presidents Benjamin Mkapa and ... Read more »
