Tanzania Archives - Index on Censorship

Tyrant of the year 2025: Samia Suluhu Hassan

Magufuli the Bulldozer’s successor is turning out to be more of the same

Choose from our shortlist of 10 authoritarian leaders and vote on who you think has done most to crack down on freedom of expression this year

by Connor O'Brien | 7 Nov 2025

Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days

by Connor O'Brien | 31 Oct 2025

Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days

Opposition is being silenced as the country prepares to go to the polls next month

Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days

by Mackenzie Argent | 23 May 2025

Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days

by Emily Boyle | 10 Nov 2023

Tanzania’s civic space was hopeful for reform after the death of John Magufuli in 2021 but early optimism under President Samia Hassan has evaporated

by Neema Komba | 25 Nov 2020

The Tanzanian opposition leader, who has been forced to flee the country, talks to Index about the recent election

by Mark Stimpson | 23 Oct 2020

The polls say that the country’s incumbent president will get a second term but will the result be rigged?