Tanzania’s Suluhu bans websites critical to her regime
Three of Tanzania's leading newspapers have been banned from publishing their online editions after they ran an animation deemed critical of President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The ban affects all websites, social media and YouTube platforms of the three newspapers, all run by Mwananchi Communication Limited (MCL). The Citizen, Mwananchi and Mwanaspoti newspapers have had their online licences suspended for 30 days over the viral animated clip, which has since been removed. The clip, just over a minute long, published by the Citizen on social media highlighted the increasing cases of abductions and disappearances in the country. The media regulator said the content "threatens and is likely to affect and harm national unity and social peace of the United Republic of Tanzania". Rights groups have accused President Samia's government of stifling dissent and targeting opponents ahead of next year's general elections. It follows a recent wave of abductions, arrests and the brutal killing of an opposition official in the country. Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czeg6wkelz5o.amp Best Regards ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva
Kivuva, I think the more things change the more things remain the same. This is indeed very sad! Mama is slowly turning to be Magu On Sat, Oct 5, 2024 at 9:50 AM Mwendwa Kivuva via KICTANet < [email protected]> wrote:
Three of Tanzania's leading newspapers have been banned from publishing their online editions after they ran an animation deemed critical of President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The ban affects all websites, social media and YouTube platforms of the three newspapers, all run by Mwananchi Communication Limited (MCL).
The Citizen, Mwananchi and Mwanaspoti newspapers have had their online licences suspended for 30 days over the viral animated clip, which has since been removed.
The clip, just over a minute long, published by the Citizen on social media highlighted the increasing cases of abductions and disappearances in the country.
The media regulator said the content "threatens and is likely to affect and harm national unity and social peace of the United Republic of Tanzania".
Rights groups have accused President Samia's government of stifling dissent and targeting opponents ahead of next year's general elections.
It follows a recent wave of abductions, arrests and the brutal killing of an opposition official in the country.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czeg6wkelz5o.amp
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