Tanzania rights crackdown a threat to peace – rights groups
Tanzanian civil society groups have called on the government and security forces to protect fundamental human rights, in a rare outspoken criticism of the rule...
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Tanzania is a police state: opposition politicians say after jail stint
Two opposition politicians in Tanzania, including the head of the Chadema party on Friday said the country has become a ‘police state’, where citizens are...
Tanzanian opposition chief released from detention
The head of Tanzania’s main opposition party was freed on bail Thursday after more than three months in detention on allegations that he took part...
Kagame, Magufuli meet in Dar for bilateral, regional talks
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame is in Tanzania for a two-day state visit at the invitation of President John Magufuli, as both leaders seek to cement...
Tanzania should stop banning newspapers: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned the ban of Tanzania’s leading newspaper, The Citizen, saying it is part of a series of attacks on freedom...
Diplomats question Tanzania newspaper suspension
NAIROBI, Diplomats in Tanzania from eight European nations on Friday questioned the decision to impose a week-long closure on a key newspaper after officials accused...
Tanzania’s Magufuli strikes again, suspends Citizen newspaper
Tanzania’s Citizen newspaper is currently not available offline and online, after it became the first victim of the 2017 Statistics Act which prohibits any publication...
Tanzanian opposition women’s leader Halima Mdee released
Nairobi, A leader of Tanzania’s main opposition has been released on bail after her arrest for “seditious” remarks, colleagues from her Chadema party said on...
Cashew pile up burdens Tanzania govt after unilateral purchase
Tanzania government is struggling to get buyers for cashew nuts it unilaterally bought from farmers after a November 2018 price standoff with private buyers. Government...
China backs Tanzania prison sentence for ‘ivory queen’
BEIJING — China says it backs Tanzania’s sentencing of a Chinese woman labeled the “ivory queen” to 15 years in jail for smuggling elephant tusks....
