In 2011, the government arrested and prosecuted more than 12 journalists on sham terrorism charges, an act that has become routine since 2005. 
Mwaka 2011, serikali iliwatia kizuizini na kuwashitaki waandishi wa habari zaidi ya 12 kwa makosa ya kigaidi ya kutengenezwa, matukio yaliyokuwa yanaendelea tangu mwaka 2005.