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Tanzania's Govt Faces ICC Probe as Meta Restricts Activists

The International Criminal Court has been asked to investigate the violent crackdown and severe human rights violations that followed Tanzania's 2025 general elections.

In a submission to the ICC, supported by the World Jurists Association and the Madrid Bar Association, the lawyers accused the government of killings in multiple regions after President Samia Hassan won with nearly 98% of the vote in an election widely criticised as fraudulent by international observers. Major opposition candidates had been jailed or barred from running, and protests erupted nationwide in response to alleged electoral fraud.

Meanwhile, prominent Tanzanian activist Mange Kimambi says the government orchestrated the removal of her social media accounts, which she had used to mobilise opposition to Hassan. Meta confirmed her Instagram accounts were deleted after an order from the country's regulator.

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Tanzania State House

Samia Suluhu Hassan, who was sworn in as Tanzania's president on November 3, blamed 'foreign instigators' for the deadly unrest surrounding the 2025 elections

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