Tanzania outlaws planned protests and tightens security
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On Dec 9, 2025, Tanzania declared planned protests illegal and to be treated as coup attempts, deployed police and soldiers in major cities, erected roadblocks, and urged residents to stay home.
Why it matters
The government preemptively ruled that any protest would be illegal and would be treated as a coup attempt. Police trucks, foot patrols and soldiers operated in Dar es Salaam, Dodoma and Arusha on Independence Day. Roadblocks were erected near key locations and residents were urged to stay at home. Rallies contesting the October 29 election previously met a crackdown in which hundreds were killed and more than 2,000 were detained.
Implications
- • Organisers of planned demonstrations face criminalisation through the protest ban and coup classification.
- • Public assemblies and rallies face interdiction via patrols, military presence and roadblocks in major cities.
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