The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday, April 8 launched the #WhereIsAzory campaign to bring attention to the case of a Tanzanian freelance journalist Azory Gwanda, as Friday, April 5, 2019, marks 500 days since he was last seen. The campaign intends to raise awareness about Gwanda, and will call on Tanzanian authorities to carry out a credible investigation and publicly account for his fate. “Azory Gwanda is a freelance journalist reporting about his community, and he must not become just another statistic,” said Angela Quintal, CPJ’s Africa program coordinator. Until that time, Tanzanian journalists will not feel safe,” Quintal said in a statement posted on CPJ’s website. In Tanzania, journalists and media outlets are wary of retaliation if they are too vocal about Gwanda’s case.

Source: Daily Observer April 10, 2019 02:26 UTC