Tanzania: US Embassy Warns of Anti-Gay Crackdown in Tanzania

4 November 2018

US citizens in Tanzania should review "social media profiles" to avoid triggering anti-gay laws in the African state, US embassy has warned. Previously, a Tanzanian official announced a crackdown on LGBT people.

American citizens should review their social media presence for "images and language that may run afoul of Tanzanian laws regarding homosexual practices," the US embassy in Tanzania said in a security alert published on its website.

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