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– Tanzania imposes 2-year publishing ban on privately-owned "Mawio" newspaper (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News June 25, 2017

Tanzania's Information, Sports and Culture minister imposed a 24-month ban on "Mawio"'s print editions and any articles posted online over articles that mentioned two retired presidents in reports on an investigation into misconduct.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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