MCT, activists challenge new media law in East Africa court
Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) executive director Helen Kijo-Bisimba speaks to journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday on the petition that has been lodged in the East Africa Court of Justice to challenge the Media Services Act. Others, from left, are lawyer Jembra Kabone, veteran journalist and activist Jenerali Ulimwengu, Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coordinator Onesmo Olengurumwa and Media Council of Tanzania Executive Secretary Kajubi Mukajanga. PHOTO | SALIM SHAO
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They lodged the petition to the EACJ claiming that some sections of the newly passed legislation threaten freedom of the press and freedom of expression.
