World Report 2008: Kenya
3 April 2008
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Reporters Without Borders is demanding justice for 4 reporters brutally beaten, detained, and/or stripped of their footage while covering protests in Nairobi.
The abduction of Tanzanian journalist and human rights activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai illustrates how Kenya has become a hostile environment for dissidents in exile.
Private telecom operator Safaricom is exerting pressure on the Nation Media Group by threatening advertising cuts and pursuing legal action in an attempt to compel “The Nation” to retract its investigative story.