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The International Press Institute (IPI) today published a report on its April 2019 press freedom mission to Tanzania. The mission was led by Khadija Patel, a vice chair of IPI’s Executive Board and editor-in-chief of the Mail & Guardian weekly in South Africa, and included Carsten von Nahmen, an IPI member and head of Deutsche Welle Akademie; IPI Deputy Director Scott Griffen; and IPI Director of Advocacy Ravi R. Prasad. In partnership with the Tanzania Editors’ Forum (TEF), represented by TEF Acting Chairperson Deodatus Balile and Acting Secretary General Neville Meena, the mission met with senior government officials, journalist organizations, the diplomatic community and civil society groups in both Dar es Salaam and the capital, Dodoma.
The objective of the mission was to conduct additional fact-finding into the press freedom situation in Tanzania as well as to engage directly with the Tanzanian government toward improving the legal, policy and professional environment for the press in the country.