Tanzania: Authorities instil climate of fear and step up repression ahead of general elections

By Amnesty International

Tanzanian authorities have intensified their repression of dissent against the opposition, journalists, civil society and human rights defenders in a deliberate strategy to instil fear, suppress civic engagement and entrench power, Amnesty International said today in a briefing released ahead of the country’s general elections on 29 October. President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government has dashed […] The post Tanzania: Authorities instil climate of fear and step up repression ahead of general elections appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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