Tanzania Court Orders Media Blackout for Opposition Leader Trial
Opposition leader Tundu Lissu, center, at Kisutu magistrate's court in Dar es Salaam, on May 19.
Photographer: Ericky Boniphace/AFP/Getty ImagesA Tanzanian court ordered a media blackout during the next phase of the treason trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu after prosecutors asked to conceal the identity of witnesses.
Principal Resident Magistrate Franco Kiswaga of the Kisutu court in commercial hub Dar es Salaam ordered the halt of live streaming and publication of court proceedings to protect prosecution witnesses.