Category 33. Best Digital News Platform - AEAUSA 2025 WINNER - Vanessa Mdee
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I welcome the State Department’s response to my requests to review the U.S.–Tanzania relationship. The ongoing situation in Tanzania is deeply troubling and threatens the stability and security of a vital region. This violent repression, including cases against Christian leaders, needs a thorough examination.
I am also concerned by reports that U.S.-based tech companies are blocking social media access for individuals targeted by the Tanzanian government—including some in the United States. We have already seen the harmful effects of the former Biden Administration’s efforts to police social media on political and civic discourse in our own country. For this to be happening in Tanzania at that government’s request is unacceptable.
Tanzania threatened to block Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp in the country if Meta refused to block accounts of 3 activists.
Meta removed two of them and restricted the third
BREAKING: 17 Western countries ask the Tanzanian government to “urgently release all the bodies of the dead to their families, to further release all political prisoners.”
Tanzania silenced the local media to hide this but we kept reporting and the world is paying attention
Joint Statement by the British High Commission, the Canadian High Commission, the Embassies of Norway, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the EU Delegation, on Recent Events in Tanzania.
BREAKING: The United States is reviewing its relationship with Tanzania after the government's "ongoing repression" and "disturbing violence against civilians," State Department announces
I asked Meta why it banned Tanzanian activist Mange Kimambi from Instagram and WhatsApp and restricted Maria Sarungi-Tsehai’s IG account. I didn’t hear back.
The Tanzanian government silenced local media and is now targeting activists based abroad
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan backed her country's security forces who are accused of killing hundreds of unarmed demonstrators, claiming the protesters intended to overthrow her government. https://t.co/ZftZv7IRvF
NEW: Tanzanian president justifies police killing protesters in bizarre address to the "elders" of Dar es Salaam, claiming youth they were paid to overthrow her government.
Our latest update on CNN covers the alternate reality Samia Suluhu Hassan has created
It's been a week since we released our Tanzanian investigation.
The government has attacked CNN's reporting in two separate press conferences but did not point out a single lie. They have still not responded to our questions
European MPs have voted to block funding to Tanzania and to consider sanctions against powerful people behind human rights violations.
Our latest report on CNN keeps the international spotlight on Tanzania
The elections in Tanzania were anything but democratic. Intimidation, violence, the imprisonment of Tundu Lissu, and the exclusion of the opposition reveal a clear slide into authoritarianism.
There can be no “business as usual” for the EU! The people of 🇹🇿deserve better!
A Tanzanian mother saw her son in this scene from our investigation.
She has not been able to find him since 29th October and doesn't know if he's alive or dead
This report underscores the disturbing actions by the Tanzanian Government to suppress protestors. Evidence of mass graves show an unacceptable attempt to cover-up gross violations of human rights.
There must be an independent investigation into these tragic acts immediately.