# Claim 470

HRW said authorities appeared to have blocked foreign journalists from covering the election by not responding to accreditation requests.

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

- Statement: HRW said authorities appeared to have blocked foreign journalists from covering the election by not responding to accreditation requests.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Foreign journalists blocked through accreditation delays
- 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 authorities appear to have blocked foreign journalists from covering the elections by failing in some instances to respond to accreditation applications.

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