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The 'accidental journalist' who's been in court 137 times
By Basillioh Mutahi BBC News, Nairobi

Tanzania's Maxence Melo, the winner of last year's International Press Freedom Award, never set out to be a journalist.

Sixteen years ago, he co-founded Jamii Forums, a website that exposed corruption and helped push for political accountability - as an alternative to the mainstream news outlets.

It won him global acclaim, for representing the best of journalism. But in the last three years, he has been to court 137 times and has been detained overnight for his work.

See more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50973409

So, this link would be to these forums apparently:   https://www.jamiiforums.com/

I see mostly an African language but perhaps, some would want to check into this more deeply.