News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 31
Tanzania Switches Track, Charges Kabendera with Economic Crimes
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Aug 05 (IPS) - Prosecutors in Tanzania today charged freelance journalist Erick Kabendera with money laundering, tax evasion, and assisting an organized crime racket, according to a copy of the charge sheet. When he was detained on July 29, the Dar es Salaam police chief said at a press conference that police were investigating Kabendera's citizenship status.
Tanzania Detains Freelancer Kabendera over 'Citizenship'
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jul 31 (IPS) - The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Tanzanian authorities to immediately release freelance journalist Erick Kabendera, whom police said is being investigated over his citizenship status.
**UPDATE** Investigative Journalist Erick Kabendera Arrested
- Inter Press Service
Jul 30 (IPS) - Freelancer Erick Kabendera was reportedly arrested from his home in Mbweni, Dar es Salaam, Tanziana yesterday afternoon by unknown men.
Unidentified Men Take Erick Kabendera from Tanzanian Home
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jul 29 (IPS) - The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned for the safety of investigative reporter Erick Kabendera who was forcefully removed from his home today, and called on Tanzanian police to disclose whether they have him in custody.
Human Rights Watch Disappoints on Human Rights
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jul 25 (IPS) - On 22 July 2019, Kenneth Roth published an article in Publico, Lisbon, entitled: "UN Chief Guterres has disappointed on Human Rights".
Africa on Track Towards Information Black Hole
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jul 16 (IPS) - It is an image of resistance that went viral across the world. Alaa Salah, a young Sudanese student, dressed in a traditional white thobe standing atop a car with an enthralled crowd surrounding her as she and they boldly chanted Al-Thawra—Arabic for revolution.
In Era of Reform, Ethiopia Still Reverts to Old Tactics to Censor Press
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jul 10 (IPS) - Muthoki Mumo is Sub-Saharan Africa representative of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). She is based in Nairobi, Kenya, and has a master's degree in journalism and globalization from the University of Hamburg.
On June 22, Ethiopia was plunged into an internet blackout following what the government described as a failed attempted coup in the Amhara region.
Right to Information in Latin America & the Caribbean
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 09 (IPS) - Luis Felipe López-Calva is UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Transparency is a critical element of making governance more effective. By making information available, it creates a foundation for greater accountability to citizens.
Media and Web Freedom Threatened in Sudan Turbulence
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 09 (IPS) - The United Nations has condemned an internet shutdown and the blocking of social media channels during Sudan's political crisis, as fears persisted over a crackdown on media freedoms in the turbulent African country.
Beyond Saudi Arabia: The World Is Failing Journalists
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 27 (IPS) - Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was deliberately killed at the hands of state actors and journalists around the world are increasingly seeing the same fate, said a United Nations expert.
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