This archive report was first published on 7 November 2019.
On November 7, 2019, a Tanzanian court postponed the hearing for the seventh time of Erick Kabendera, a prominent Tanzanian journalist arrested in July.
Kabendera, who has reported for prominent international publications, was charged in August with leading organized crime, failing to pay taxes, and money laundering.
The case has been marred by delays, with the prosecutor citing incomplete investigations and Kabendera's lawyers calling for the process to move forward due to the non-bailable nature of the charges.
As of the latest hearing, Kabendera remains held at the Segerea prison, a maximum-security facility on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam.
Concerns have been raised about Kabendera's health, with reports of difficulty breathing and numbness in one of his legs.
Rights groups have accused the government of deteriorating press freedom and other rights since the 2015 election of President Magufuli.
