The Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties and Human Rights (ACPLHR) in collaboration with the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) held a Side Event on the ‘Challenges of Media Freedom and the Safety of Journalists; Implications of impunity for Perpetrators of Crimes against Journalists and the Rule of Law, in Arusha, Tanzania, on Thursday 19 October, alongside the 77 Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
The IFJ Gender Council conference on Women in Unions: Building power, Fighting for safety will take place online on 22 November from 10 am to 12 pm CET/ 4-9 am EST/1-3 am PST. How can journalists unions promote women s rights and their safety at work, build strong gender friendly structures and fight gender-based violence? Join our panelists on 22 November and make a change in your union!
Five journalists and their driver died in a ghastly car crash on Tuesday 11 January in Nyamikoma area in Busega district, Simiyu Region in northern Tanzania.