The lifting of ban on four newspapers that had been barred from publishing since 2016 and 2017 for exposing alleged corruption and human rights violations is a positive step, but the Tanzanian authorities must do more to guarantee media freedom going forward, Amnesty International said today.
THE STANDARD By
Jael Mboga |
April 6th 2021 at 12:41:59 GMT +0300
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan (
pictured) has announced plans to set up a task force of experts to examine the country s Covid-19 measures.
She said the team will be guided by remedies suggested by the global health authorities to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Suluhu spoke at State House in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday after administering the oaths of new and reshuffled permanent secretaries and deputies. We can’t accept everything without a thorough research,” local media quoted her saying.
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She said the world will no longer view Tanzania as a country that attacks the press and curtails media freedom.
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