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<p>On 5 August, I said publically that we were concerned at Mr Kabendera's continued
detention and that the charges kept changing – a tactic commonly used to stop journalists
from doing their job. On 9 August, our High Commission and the Embassy of the United
States in Dar Es Salaam issued a joint statement expressing concern about Mr Kabendera's
detention and the steady erosion of due process in Tanzania. The British Government
believes that media freedom is vital to functioning societies and that journalists
must be able to investigate and report as they see fit. The Government of Tanzania
is well aware of our stance given that the Foreign Minister Kabudi attended the Media
Freedom Conference in London last month.</p>
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