Legal and Human Rights Centre & Others v Minister of Information & Others, Misc Civ Appl No 11/2018

The High Court of Tanzania in Misc Civ App No 11 of 2018 has issued an interim order to stop the application of the Online Contents Regulation of 2018. The order, applicable only to the applicants in the case, remains valid until the merits of the application are fully determined. The applicants in the case are the Legal and Human Rights Centre, Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition, Registered Trustees of the Media Council of Tanzania, Tanzania Media's Women Association, Tanzania Editor Forums and Jamii Media Limited. The respondents are the Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority, and the Attorney General. The ruling of the Court may be found here.