Internet disrupted in Tanzania on election day as ruling party seeks to extend decades in power

Tanzania election protests trigger curfew; military deployed, internet cut

Demonstrators clashed with security forces in Dar es Salaam, setting a bus and a gas station ablaze, prompting authorities to impose a curfew from 6 p.m. The military was deployed in Dodoma, Zanzibar, and the commercial capital.

Tanzanian authorities must investigate police use of force against election day protesters

Reacting to the news that two people were killed and several others injured during protests today calling for a boycott of this year’s general elections, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah said:  The authorities have a constitutional responsibility to respect the human rights of all before, during and after the elections. Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and…

Tanzania deploys military and sets curfew after protests erupt during contentious election

Human rights organizations have accused the incumbent president’s administration of arresting, detaining and intimidating critics and opposition members

Curfew declared after Tanzania protests election without opposition

Tanzanian police declared an evening curfew in the country's largest city after hundreds protested on Wednesday, tearing down banners of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and burning a police station, as polls closed on an election where the main challengers have…

Tanzania Police Declare Evening Curfew In Biggest City After Election Unrest

Tanzania's police declared an evening curfew in commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, after protests broke out in the city as the country held elections criticised for repressing the opposition.

Tanzanians head to polls general elections

Tensions reportedly rose in several regions as President Samia Suluhu Hassan facing first elections since 2021 - Anadolu Ajansı