Regulator says advert by publisher of the Citizen newspaper ‘likely to harm national unity’ Tanzania has suspended the online operations of a top newspaper publisher after one of its publications ran an animated advert depicting the country’s president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, and referencing a spate of recent abductions and killings of dissidents.The advert, published on X and Instagram on Tuesday by the Citizen, an English-language newspaper, showed a character resembling the president flipping through TV channels. Each channel showed people speaking about loved ones they had lost through disappearances. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/tanzania-citizen-newspaper-publisher-advert-killings-dissidents
Author : Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi
Publish date : 2024-10-03 15:13:30
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Tanzania suspends news websites over ad referencing killings of dissidents
