Report: Anti-media attacks in Tanzania on rise, repressive laws sowing fear, self-censorship
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A media watchdog says that a rise in anti-press attacks and repressive laws is sowing fear and self-censorship among journalists in Tanzania.
The Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday that the East African country has seen a spike in attacks against journalists over the last year, including the killing of a cameraman by a police officer while covering an opposition political rally.
The Committee to Protect Journalists said the attacks call into question Tanzania's international image as being committed to transparency and democracy.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The report said assailants cut off a finger and pierced the eye of an editor during an attack in which the assailants left behind his iPad and cash-filled wallet. No arrests have been made.
A request for comment from Tanzania's Ministry of Information wasn't immediately responded to.