Prominent online media owner charged under cybercrime law Published at 16.12.2016 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained Read more
Tanzanian President tells critical newspapers 'days are numbered' Published at 02.02.2017 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship protest public vilification Read more
Pro-LGBTI organisations targetted in Tanzania as government clamps down on dissent Published at 11.08.2016 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force LGBTI access to info. law prevention of protest Read more
LGBTI rights threatened as civic space shrinks in Tanzania Published at 07.10.2016 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI prevention of protest surveillance public vilification Read more
People arrested for insulting Tanzania's president Published at 09.12.2016 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI funding restriction public vilification Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
Tanzania: Dissidents and critics bear heavy brunt of increasing restrictions on expression Published at 22.04.2020 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI release of HRDs HRD detained negative court ruling censorship protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Authorities embark on major crackdown on expression amid COVID-19 and ahead of elections Published at 08.09.2020 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI office raid attack on HRD CSO closure criminal defamation restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
More restrictions reported ahead of October election Published at 19.10.2020 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference office raid attack on HRD CSO closure intimidation Read more
2020 elections marred with gross irregularities spark growing concern for civic space in Tanzania Published at 12.03.2021 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI attack on HRD release of HRDs harassment HRD detained HRD killing protest internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest political interference HRD acquitted censorship HRD prosecuted time,place restrictions Read more
Concerns over media freedom remain despite positive presidential signals Published at 29.04.2021 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained political interference enabling law Read more
More commitments to improve press freedom Published at 06.07.2021 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development journalist detained enabling law Read more
