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| Said Ali Mbarouk Zanzibar Minister of Information, Tourism, Culture and Sports. |
Zanzibar Minister of Information, Tourism, Culture and
Sports Said Ali Mbarouk, has called
for necessary steps
to be observed world- wide
to protect peace and security of media personals, during their working
environments .
Zanzibar government
has been much concerned
with last year
incidents ,where more than one thousand correspondents were killed and some injured
in the world , he said.
The minister
made the remarks ,while addressing
Zanzibar media personals and
other stakeholders marking world
Press Day in Zanzibar
today.
Zanzibar
has already made media policy
and reviewing media law ,
for purpose improving accountability of
media personnel’s, he said.
To harass the journalists and
torture arrest them while during their working duty is in human and
against human right code, and such acts must cease immediately, he further
said.
Meanwhile the
minister urged journalist
to maintain media ethics , in
their responsibilities by
being fare in their reporting avoiding
favoritism, based on
political parties.
Journalists are obliged to report
skillfully to solve communication challenges which has become part
of culture ,where majority of people
are engaged with
every day of their live
through radio, TV and newspapers
he remarked.
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