Tanzania’s general election risks becoming ‘devoid of legitimacy,’ Amnesty In’tl warns

Tanzania’s upcoming elections “risk becoming a procedural affair devoid of legitimacy,” international rights watchdog Amnesty International is warning.

President Samir Suluhu Hassan’s government is instilling a climate of fear and stepping up repression of the opposition, journalists and civil society ahead of next week’s vote, the group said in a briefing.

Amnesty also accused authorities of targeting opponents with…