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Journalist suspended for reporting about a COVID-19 patient without consent

20.04.2020

Date:
20.04.2020
Number of cases:
1
Regions/Countries:
Tanzania
Alert types:
Restrictions on access to information: Press passes / accreditation revoked or denied

Talib Ussi Hamad, a journalist, was suspended from doing any journalistic work for a period of six months for allegedly violating journalism ethics and publishing information about a person suffering from coronavirus without seeking her consent.

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