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Government tightens reins on civic freedoms during the last year
- Published at
- 14.01.2020
- Country
- Tanzania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- attack on HRD
- refugees and migrants
- intimidation
- harassment
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- travel ban
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- journalist detained
- HRD threatened
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Tanzania commences enforcement of new online blogging law as websites shut down
- Published at
- 25.07.2018
- Country
- Tanzania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- censorship
- bureaucratic restriction
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Authorities force unregistered blogs and online platforms to shut down
- Published at
- 12.06.2018
- Country
- Tanzania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- restrictive law
- internet restriction
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Human rights advocates challenge new law restricting online content
- Published at
- 21.05.2018
- Country
- Tanzania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- political interference
- restrictive law
- positive court ruling
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- protestor(s) detained
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Killing of student prompts united civil society response to closing space
- Published at
- 20.03.2018
- Country
- Tanzania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- enforced disappearance
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- public vilification
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Crackdown on newspapers and TV stations publicising critical views continues
- Published at
- 07.02.2018
- Country
- Tanzania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- enforced disappearance
- censorship
- HRD acquitted
- HRD prosecuted
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Crackdown on activists, critical media, dissident voices intensifies in Tanzania
- Published at
- 23.10.2017
- Country
- Tanzania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- CSO closure
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- internet restriction
- restrictive law
- censorship
- surveillance
- non state actors
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Tanzanian authorities threaten HRDs, LGBTI activists and journalists
- Published at
- 18.07.2017
- Country
- Tanzania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- extractive industries
- political interference
- restrictive law
- intimidation
- harassment
- censorship
- HRD detained
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High Court of Arusha upholds freedom of association
- Published at
- 20.03.2017
- Country
- Tanzania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- attack on journalist
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Tanzanian President tells critical newspapers 'days are numbered'
- Published at
- 02.02.2017
- Country
- Tanzania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- protest
- public vilification
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Prominent online media owner charged under cybercrime law
- Published at
- 16.12.2016
- Country
- Tanzania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained