NAIROBI — Human rights organizations accuse Tanzania's government of using repressive legislation to muzzle the media, civil society and opposition politicians critical of the institution. The critics say cyber crime laws, which took effect two years ago, have been used against nine media organizations, with the Mwanahalisi newspaper the latest to be banned. Rights groups are calling on the government to align its laws with the practices and standards of the international community. Mwanahalisi is the second newspaper to be banned in Tanzania in one year. The government said the paper had violated previous warnings about articles criticizing President John Magufuli. In a statement, the government ...
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