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charge of ‘inciting soldiers and policemen to mutiny’ was drawn under the Penal Code and the new charge of sedition
was made under the Newspaper Act as
amended in 2002.

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Date: August 1, 2012
Person/ institution: MwanaHalisi
Violation/ issue: Censored
The government of the United Republic of Tanzania has banned, indefinitely, the critical local weekly MwanaHalisi, accusing the newspaper of
publishing seditious articles according to
a statement released by the Information
ministry released Monday, 30 July 2012.
The Tanzania government reached this
decision after MwanaHalisi published
content in its July 11-18, 2012; July 1824, 2012 and July 25-01 August, 2012
editions that is deemed to have brought
fear to society.

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Date: August 17, 2012
Person/ institution: Government of
Tanzania
Violation/ issue: Legislation
In a move that is likely to have a chilling effect on how the media in Tanzania



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operate, the government of the republic
has expressed its commitment to implementing, to the letter, the draconian
Newspaper Act of 1976, which has been
previously used to either suspend or shut
down newspapers deemed critical of the
government.

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Date: September 3, 2012
Person/ institution: Daudi Mwangosi
Violation/ issue: Killed
Prominent journalist, Daudi Mwangosi on Sunday, 2 September 2012 died
in the line of duty while covering clashes
between the police and members of Tanzania’s largest opposition political party,
Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo
(Chadema). The incident occurred in the
southern highlands region of Iringa. Until his death, Mwangosi was correspondent for television station, Channel Ten
and also served as the Chairperson of the
Iringa Press Club.
October 12, 2012: Tanzanian police
may be responsible for the eventual death
of journalist, Daudi Mwangosi, who died
on Sunday, 2 September 2012 after a
confrontation with members of the Field
Force Unit (FFU), a quasi-military wing of
the police force. Information gathered

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