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'''Azory Gwanda''' (alizaliwa [[1975]] - kutoweka Novemba 21, 2017) ni [[Mwanahabari|mwandishi wa habari]] wa [[:en:Mwananchi_Communications|Kampuni ya Mawasiliano ya Mwananchi]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mwananchi marks two years since its journalist Azory Gwanda went|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/Two-years-without-Azory-Gwanda/1840340-5356648-67f4ku/index.html|work=The Citizen|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en}}</ref> [[Jiji|jijini]] [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Tanzania]].
Alitoweka kwa kushangaza mwishoni mwa mwaka wa [[2017]] kutoka nyumbani kwake karibu na [[Kibiti]], [[Wilaya ya Rufiji]], [[Mkoa wa Pwani]], [[Tanzania]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Journalist reported missing in Tanzania|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/journalist-reported-missing-in-tanzania|work=Associated Press|date=2017-12-04|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Wahariri wawataka polisi wazidishe kasi kumtafuta Azory Gwanda|date=2017-12-07|url=https://www.bbc.com/swahili/habari-42263687|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-26}}</ref>
== Maisha binafsi ==
Azory Gwanda alikuwa ana [[umri]] wa miaka 42 wakati wa kutoweka kwake. Gwanda alikuwa akiishi katika [[shamba]] karibu na [[Kibiti]], [[Tanzania]], na mkewe Anna Pinoni. Mama yake, Eva Mpulumba kutoka kijiji cha Msimba katika [[Mkoa wa Kigoma]], aliishi na familia yake yote, lakini ndiye jamaa wandugu pekee aliyehojiwa kuhusu kupotea kwa Gwanda.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tanzanian journalist Azory Gwanda goes missing for 28 days|url=https://www.alleastafrica.com/2017/12/18/tanzanian-journalist-azory-gwanda-goes-missing-28-days/|work=Alleastafrica|date=2017-12-18|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en-GB|author=<meta name="google-site-verification" content="HcOjUGLXTeJsnITjc-gp8XYHXCadkyqKwX4Z437I44c" />}}</ref>
== Kazi ==
Gwanda hajasikika tangu kutoweka kwake mnamo Novemba 2017. Mkewe Ana Pinoni alimwona mara ya mwisho kwenye shamba lao Kibiti kwenye Toyota Land Cruiser akiwa na wanaume wasiojulikana, akidai alikuwa akihama kibiashara kwa dharura wakati pia akiomba amkabidhi funguo zote za nyumba yao.<ref>{{Citation|title=Wahariri wawataka polisi wazidishe kasi kumtafuta Azory Gwanda|date=2017-12-07|url=https://www.bbc.com/swahili/habari-42263687|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-26}}</ref>
Baada ya kuondoka kwa Gwanda na wanaume hao, Pinoni alirudi nyumbani na kukuta nyumba imevurugwa, ikionyesha ilikuwa imepekuliwa kiundani. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Tanzanian journalist missing after murder reports|url=https://www.news24.com/Africa/News/tanzanian-journalist-missing-after-murder-reports-20171205|work=News24|date=2017-12-05|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en}}</ref> Hapo awali, Gwanda alitembelewa na watu hao wasiojulikana katika eneo lake la kazi na kutaka mazungumzo nae, na baadae walimlazimisha kuingia ndani ya gari. Masaa mawili baadaye, Gwanda na wanaume hao walifika nyumbani kwake huko Kibiti.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Voices of concern intensify over whereabouts of missing journalist|url=https://www.ippmedia.com/en/news/voices-concern-intensify-over-whereabouts-missing-journalist|work=www.ippmedia.com|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en}}</ref> Hapo awali, mke wake Gwanda hakuwa na wasiwasi na kuondoka kwakekwa Gwanda ghafla, lakini aliposhindwa kurudi nyumbani au kujibu simu kwa siku mbili alikwenda kwa mamlaka husika.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TZ journalist missing for two weeks|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Tanzanian-journalist-Azory-Gwanda-missing-after-murder-reports/1066-4215750-443alqz/index.html|work=Daily Nation|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en}}</ref> Kampuni ya mawasiliano ya Mwananchi ilisema haina habari juu ya wapi Gwanda alikuwa amepelekwa, au kwanini.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Missing journalist was picked by white car|url=https://businesstoday.co.ke/help-sought-find-missing-journalist/|work=Business Today Kenya|date=2017-12-08|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en-US|author=B. T. Correspondent}}</ref> Ingawa kuna habari chache zilizokusanywa ambazo zinaonyesha matukio ambayo yalisababisha kutoweka kwa Gwanda, hakuna ushahidi kamili ambao umekusanywa ambao unawezaunaoweza kuonyesha mahali alipo mpaka sasa.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Disappearance of Azory: what we know so far|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/Disappearance-of-Azory--what-we-know-so-far/1840340-4231716-135xl3e/index.html|work=The Citizen|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en}}</ref>
== Mapokeo na mwitikio ==
Wakati kidogo kinajulikana kuhusu watekaji wa Gwanda, inadhaniwa kuwa walikuwa wanafungamana na mfululizo wa habari za mauaji ambazo Gwanda alikuwa akiziandika. Kesi hii ya jinai ilikuwa ikiendelea kwa miaka mbili na watu wengine karibu arobaini kuuawa kabla ya kutoweka kwa Gwanda.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Azory Gwanda|url=https://cpj.org/data/people/azory-gwanda/index.php|work=cpj.org|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en}}</ref> Utoaji wa habari hizi za mauaji zinaweza zikawa chanzo cha kumfanya Gwanda kuwa mlengwa na watu hawa wasiojulikana.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Azory Gwanda|url=https://cpj.org/data/people/azory-gwanda/index.php|work=cpj.org|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=EDITORIAL: AZORY GWANDA- A MONTH IS GONE, WE ARE STILL HOPING|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/oped/1840568-4238692-ft8dnez/index.html|work=The Citizen|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en}}</ref>
Kupotea kwa Gwanda kumechochea mashirika mengi kujitolea kusimamia na kulinda haki za waandishi wa habari ulimwenguni kote. Haukupita hata mwezi mmoja baada ya kutoweka kwa Gwanda, shirika MISA Tanzania ilitoa tamko la kufadhaika kwao juu ya ukosefu wa taarifa kamili kuhusiana na kutoweka kwa Gwanda, na kuitakukiita kitendo hicho kuwa "shambulio la uhuru wa waandishi wa habari [ambalo] lazima lihukumiwe"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Azory Gwanda Archives|url=https://misa.org/tag/azory-gwanda/|work=MISA|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en-GB|author=MISA}}</ref> [https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Editors--forum-chairman-Makunga-steps-down/1840340-4345514-smfwbtz/index.html Theophil Makunga], mwenyekiti wa Jukwaa la Wahariri wa Tanzania, alisema watu wenye nia mbaya na Gwanda na taifa kwa ujumla walikuwa wakiendelea kufanya uovu wao hata kwa waandishi wa habari akiwemo Gwanda.<ref>https://allafrica.com/stories/201712180125.html</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=A year on and Azory Gwanda is still missing|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/A-year-on-and-Azory-Gwanda-is-still-missing/1840340-4861572-e27v4c/index.html|work=The Citizen|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en}}</ref> [[:en:Mwigulu_Nchemba|Mwigulu Nchemba]], waziri wa mambo ya ndani wa Tanzania, aliahidi kuzungumza na wakuu wa idara ya polisi kuhusu Gwanda.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tanzania govt hints on Azory disappearance|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/Tanzania-govt-hints-on-Azory-disappearance/1840340-4278726-4c5ts5z/index.html|work=The Citizen|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en}}</ref>
[[:en:IFEX_(organization)|IFEX]], taasisi nyingine inayojihusisha na uhuru wa kujieleza, ilitoa tamko la kuwa na wasiwasi kwamba kupotea kwa Gwanda "kunaweza kukatishakuwakatisha tamaa" waandishi wengine wanaofuatilia uchunguzi kama huo.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Azori Gwanda disappearance "may discourage" investigative journalists|url=https://ifex.org/azori-gwanda-disappearance-may-discourage-investigative-journalists/|work=IFEX|date=2017-12-15|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en-US}}</ref> Kampuni ya habari ambayo Gwanda ndo alipokuwa akifanya kazi, Mwananchi Communication Limited, pia iliomba kwamba mashirika ya aina hii pamoja na serikali ya Tanzania yazidishe utaftaji wa habari ya kutoweka kwa Gwanda.<ref>http://www.tanzaniatoday.co.tz/news/tanzanian-journalist-missing-after-murder-reports</ref>
Mnamo Septemba 2018 Gwanda ilipokeaalipokea Tuzo ya [[:en:Daudi_Mwangosi|Daudi Mwangosi]] kwa ujasiri katika uandishi wa habari kutoka Chama cha Waandishi wa Habari Tanzania.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Missing journalist wins Sh10 million Mwangosi award|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/Azory-wins-Sh10m-in-Daudi-Mwangosi-prize/1840340-4744218-isex2tz/index.html|work=The Citizen|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en}}</ref>
Mnamo Novemba 2018 wawakilishi wawili wa Kamati ya Kulinda Waandishi wa Habari walikamatwa nchini Tanzania wakati wakisoma vitisho kwa waandishi wa habari nchini, pamoja na kupotea kwa Gwanda.<ref>{{Cite web|title=One year after disappearance, CPJ calls for credible investigation into Tanzanian journalist Azory Gwanda's fate|url=https://cpj.org/2018/11/one-year-after-disappearance-cpj-calls-for-credibl.php|work=cpj.org|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=en}}</ref>
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