# Claim 469

HRW said the shutdown prevented media from reporting on the election and the ensuing protests.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: HRW said the shutdown prevented media from reporting on the election and the ensuing protests.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: HRW says media could not report on the election
- About: [incident 2025-tanzania-internet-shutdown-election-day](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-tanzania-internet-shutdown-election-day)
- Source: Tanzania: Killings, Crackdown Follow Disputed Elections. https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/04/tanzania-killings-crackdown-follow-disputed-elections
- Publisher: Human Rights Watch
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2025-11-04

## Quotation from the source

> The lockdown prevented the media from being able to report on the elections and the ensuing protests.

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