1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Tanzanian authorities ban online TV station, fine 2 others - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7hsYTnQfv8"><a href="https://cpj.org/2020/01/tanzanian-authorities-ban-online-tv-station-fine-2/">Tanzanian authorities ban online TV station, fine 2 others</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2020/01/tanzanian-authorities-ban-online-tv-station-fine-2/embed/#?secret=7hsYTnQfv8" width="600" height="338" title="“Tanzanian authorities ban online TV station, fine 2 others” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="7hsYTnQfv8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/rt_tanzania_01-08-2020_rs.jpg750488On September 27, 2019, Tanzania’s broadcasting regulator suspended the privately owned internet-based broadcaster Kwanza Online TV for six months and fined two other online stations, Watetezi TV and Ayo TV, according to statements by Kwanza Online TV and the Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition, a network of local nongovernmental organizations, which owns Watetezi TV.