Tag: Protest
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🇹🇿 A Nation in Silence: Tanzania’s Independence Day Overshadowed by Protest and Repression
Tanzania’s 64th Independence Day on December 9, 2025, was marked not by celebration but by an eerie silence, as the government cancelled all official events and warned citizens against assembling. This tense quiet follows the deadliest political crisis in decades, sparked by a disputed election in October that returned President Samia Suluhu Hassan to power…
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🇹🇿 Fears of new clashes as police in Tanzania outlaw Independence Day protests
Police in Tanzania have announced that any protests during next week’s Independence Day would be illegal. The news is raising concerns of further clashes after last month’s post-election violence. President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s victory in the October presidential vote triggered protests across the country after her main rivals were disqualified. Hundreds of people were killed,…