How Tanzania’s media crackdown over cartoons fuels press freedom debate Tanzania has suspended the online operations of The Citizen, one of the country’s leading English-language newspapers, after it published a series of cartoons depicting President Samia Suluhu Hassan and alluding to recent abductions and killings of political dissidents. The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority announced the 30-day suspension, citing concerns that the content undermines “national unity, peace, and cohesion.” The controversy centers around an animated video released by The Citizen, which portrayed President Hassan watching news about the disappearance and alleged repression...