John Magufuli

===Human rights===
[[File:Map showing countries President John Magufuli of Tanzania has visited.svg|thumb|right|World map highlighting countries visited by Magufuli while president]]

Magufuli's government was accused of repressing opposition to his leadership, including laws restricting opposition rallies, the suspension of the Swahili-language ''Mawio'' newspaper in 2016 for publishing "false and inflammatory" reporting regarding the nullification of election results in Zanzibar, threatening to shut down radio and television stations that did not pay licence fees, and a 2018 bill requiring blogs and other forms of online content providers to hold government licences with content restrictions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/01/25/tanzania-loves-its-new-anti-corruption-president-why-is-he-shutting-down-media-outlets/|title=Tanzania loves its new anti-corruption president. Why is he shutting down media outlets?|first1=Ruth|last1=Carlitz|first2=Constantine|last2=Manda|date=25 January 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2 April 2018|url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/1248762/tanzania-social-media-and-blogging-regulations-charge-to-operate-online/|title=Tanzania social media and blogging regulations charge to operate online|last=Dahir|first=Abdi Latif|website=Quartz|date=10 April 2018 |access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34670983|title=Tanzania's John Magufuli in profile|last=Nesoba|first=Ruth|date=24 November 2015|work=BBC News|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="economist.com" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/1185367/tanzanias-john-magufuli-imposes-bans-on-foreign-ships-pregnant-schoolgirls-and-public-rallies/|title=The list of bans imposed by Tanzania's populist president just keeps growing|last=Dahir|first=Abdi Latif|website=Quartz|date=22 January 2018|access-date=21 March 2021|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Magufuli's ban on opposition rallies stood for six years until January 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Tanzania president lifts 6-year ban on opposition rallies |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/tanzania-president-lifts-6-year-ban-on-opposition-rallies/2023/01/03/832eb95c-8b90-11ed-b86a-2e3a77336b8e_story.html |access-date=2023-01-04 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> His government was publicly criticized by the [[Tanzania Episcopal Conference]] (TEC) for taking measures that suppress constitutional freedoms and, in the view of bishops, represent a threat to national unity.<ref name="CNA2018">{{Cite news|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/bishops-in-tanzania-denounce-government-for-suppressing-freedoms-71928 |title=Bishops in Tanzania denounce government for suppressing freedoms|work=Catholic News Agency|date=14 February 2018 |access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> Additionally, he condemned the attempted assassination of opposition leader [[Tundu Lissu]] in 2017 and said he was praying for his recovery.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

People in Tanzania have been arrested for [[cyberbullying]] the president.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 May 2020|title=Tanzanian Comedian Idris Sultan Arrested for 'Cyber-Bullying' President|url=https://www.okayafrica.com/idris-sultan-tanzania-arrested-for-bullying-president/|access-date=21 March 2021|website=OkayAfrica|language=en|first=Rufaro|last=Samanga}}</ref>

==== LGBT intimidation and abuses ====
People convicted of same-sex liaisons in Tanzania can be jailed for up to 30 years. In October 2016, the government banned [[HIV/AIDS]] outreach projects and closed U.S.-funded programs that provide HIV testing, condoms, and medical care to the gay community. The countrywide closure of private HIV clinics began soon afterward. In late 2018, Magufuli initiated a nationwide crackdown, threatening to arrest and deport anyone campaigning for gay rights and making it difficult to find a lawyer who will defend cases of violence against [[LGBTQ]] people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/oct/26/tanzania-illegally-detains-human-rights-lawyers-for-promoting-homosexuality|title=Tanzania illegally detains human rights lawyers for 'promoting homosexuality'|last=van der Zee|first=Bibi|date=26 October 2017|website=The Guardian|access-date=1 November 2018|location=London}}</ref>

[[Paul Makonda]], Magufuli's regional commissioner for [[Dar es Salaam]], stated in 2016: "If there's a homosexual who has a Facebook account, or with an Instagram account, all those who 'follow' him — it is very clear that they are just as guilty as the homosexual".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/tanzania-suspends-us-funded-aids-programs-in-a-new-crackdown-on-gays/2016/11/23/ec6ced6e-ab5c-11e6-8f19-21a1c65d2043_story.html|title=Tanzania suspends U.S.-funded AIDS programs in a new crackdown on gays|first=Kevin|last=Sieff|newspaper=Washington Post|date=23 November 2016|access-date=19 March 2021|url-access=limited}}</ref> Two years later, he announced that a committee of 17 members consisting of police, lawyers and doctors, had been formed to identify homosexuals. Within one day of the announcement authorities reportedly received 5,763 messages from the public, with more than 100 names.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/nov/01/thousands-living-in-fear-after-tanzania-calls-on-public-to-report-gay-people|title=Thousands 'living in fear' after Tanzania calls on public to report gay people|last=Ratcliffe|first=Rebecca|date=1 November 2018|website=The Guardian|access-date=1 November 2018|location=London}}</ref> [[Hamisi Kigwangalla]], the country's deputy health minister, said he supports the use of 'anal exams' to prove whether someone is having gay sex. The test is widely considered to be a violation of human rights by medical experts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/world/2017/6/28/15885748/tanzania-president-homophobic-cows-lgbtq-crackdown|first=Lindsay|last=Maizland|title=Tanzania's president is cracking down on LGBTQ rights. He says cows would approve.|work=Vox|date=28 June 2017|access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="CichowitzRubenstein2018">{{cite journal|last1=Cichowitz|first1=Cody|last2=Rubenstein|first2=Leonard|last3=Beyrer|first3=Chris|title=Forced anal examinations to ascertain sexual orientation and sexual behavior: An abusive and medically unsound practice|journal=PLOS Medicine|volume=15|issue=3|year=2018|pages=e1002536|doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002536|pmid=29547659|pmc=5856262 |doi-access=free }}</ref>