Zimbabwean investigative journalist Hopewell Chino’no has accused Tanzanian authorities of orchestrating a mass killing of civilians following the country’s disputed October 29 election.
In a statement shared on X, Chino’no alleged that thousands of protesters, most of them young people, were brutally killed during demonstrations demanding electoral transparency.
He cited reports compiled by international partners and health officials, claiming that more than 6,000 people may have been killed in what he described as a deliberate massacre.
Chino’no said Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam received approximately 800 bodies in the days following the protests, describing the situation as a heartbreaking and murderous tragedy.
“The horrific reports of human massacres emerging from credible sources in Tanzania are deeply shocking. The figures from hospitals highlight the sheer scale of this tragedy," the Journalist stated on X.
The journalist added that growing calls are emerging for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open investigations into what he called crimes against humanity.
He said such a probe would be an important step toward ensuring accountability for the violence allegedly committed under the leadership of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, whom he referred to as “Madam Dictator."
Chino’no further claimed that authorities had imposed an internet blackout and banned X to conceal the true extent of the killings.
He said these restrictions have made it nearly impossible for victims and witnesses to share information or for journalists to verify what is happening on the ground.
Human rights groups and observers across the region are now calling for independent investigations into the alleged killings.