A media watchdog says that a rise in anti-press attacks and repressive
laws is sowing fear and self-censorship among journalists in Tanzania.
The Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday that the East African
country has seen a spike in attacks against journalists over the last
year, including the killing of a cameraman by a police officer while
covering an opposition political rally.
The Committee to Protect Journalists said the attacks call into question
Tanzania's international image as being committed to transparency and
democracy.
The report said assailants cut off a finger and pierced the eye of an
editor during an attack in which the assailants left behind his iPad and
cash-filled wallet. No arrests have been made.
A request for comment from Tanzania's Ministry of Information wasn't immediately responded to.
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