The International Press Institute continues to express deep concern over the deteriorating press freedom situation in Tanzania ahead of the visit of its executive director to the East African nation and its semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago. In a disturbing trend, two newspapers and two radio stations were suspended this year in Tanzania and more than half […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged African media leaders who are gathering in Ethiopia this week to unite in defending news organisations from government interference, including the use of anti-terrorism laws to suppress independent reporting. The African Media Leaders Forum (AMLF) is taking place in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa from Nov. 6-8, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed growing concern about press freedom in Tanzania following a government order suspending two newspapers in the country. The Ministry of Information’s decision to bar the publication of the Mwananchi, part of the Nation Group in Nairobi, and the Mtanzania, owned by New Habari Ltd., was based on complaints […]

Two journalists were reportedly killed over the last week, in Tanzania and in the Philippines, according to news reports. The International Press Institute (IPI) condemned the killings and called for full investigations into the circumstances of their deaths. In Tanzania, Channel Ten reporter Daudi Mwangosi was allegedly killed by police on Sunday while covering a […]