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UN concerned by Tanzania election clashes, media blackout

November 1, 2025

Authorities have imposed curfews and an internet blackout as postelection protests sweep Tanzania. Deaths and injuries at the hands of the police have been reported. The government's clampdown has made the facts increasingly difficult to verify.

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A media blackout in Tanzania has led to little news about postelection protests escaping the county.

Footage of unrest is circulating online, but, with internet and mobile networks down, the facts are difficult to verify.

The United Nations has confirmed at least 10 deaths; rights groups fear that the number is far higher.

Journalists are hard to reach from outside of the country, and domestic media have gone silent.

Human rights advocates urge Tanzania's government to exercise restraint.