Tanzania’s media barred from covering post-election violence victims’ testimonies – The Mail & Guardian

Tanzania’s media barred from covering post-election violence victims’ testimonies – The Mail & Guardian

Tanzania’s media has been barred from covering the testimonies of victims and the relatives of those killed during the violence which followed elections last October, a move critics say undermines the public’s right to information. Making the announcement recently, the acting chairperson of the Presidential Commission conducting the inquiry, former chief justice Ibrahim Juma, said the restriction was intended to protect the privacy of those givi…