Clemence Mwandambo’s Arrest Exposes Tanzania’s Deepening Freedom of Speech Crisis.
The arrest of Clemence Mwandambo on the 22nd of November, 2025, a nursery school teacher from Mbeya, has become a striking example of Tanzania’s shrinking space for free expression. What began as straightforward online criticism has been treated as a serious criminal matter, showing the extent to which the government is tightening control over public…