00:00In Dar es Salaam, the streets were eerily quiet on Tuesday.
00:06Despite calls for protest against newly elected President Samia Suluhu Hassan,
00:12many citizens refused to leave their homes out of fear of repression.
00:17Tanzania saw violent clashes between protesters and police forces following Hassan's election in October.
00:24President Hassan reportedly won with 98% of the vote, a result that many citizens dispute.
00:32When activists called for protests against the country's leader ahead of Independence Day on 9th December,
00:38the authorities reinforced security measures.
00:42National police stated that it closely monitored groups that had called for protests
00:46and that planned demonstrations had been cancelled on 5th December.
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