Hey,
I was surfing on Majid Mjengwa's blog and came across an article (http://mjengwa.blogspot.com/2008/01/habari-ya-tindikali-imevuka-mipaka-ya.html) about the attacks on a news editor and a journalist of Mwana Halisi newspaper. The newspaper is known for criticizing the government about corruption. The editor, Saed Kubenea and journalist Ndimara Tegambwage were attacked by three men with machetes and a chemical. Kubenea was cut but a machete and acid was splashed into his eyes and will be taken to India to be treated.
This has made me angry because it is the journalist's job to report the truth. Journalists should be protected. If one disagrees with something in the newspaper, they should argue back. I believe whoever carried out the attacks wanted to make journalists be fearful on reporting the truth. I believe in press freedom because everyone has rights to information. For more on press freedom visit www.cpj.org.
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Thanks for the link to CPJ - I wasn't familiar with that site. You are so right about press freedom. Did you know those journalists are still receiving threats via their cell phones? A free press is really important for any healthy society.
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