Whereas the United States has an important interest in supporting democracy in Tanzania and has consistently demonstrated support for the Tanzanian people through efforts to advance good governance, economic growth, and improved access to health and education resources; Whereas Tanzania has held successive multiparty elections since 1995, with the elections in 2015 being the most competitive to date, despite facing substantial State interference in political organizing, both during and following the campaign period; Whereas since President John Magufuli’s election in 2015, the Government of Tanzania has adopted and enforced multiple repressive laws that restrict freedom of the press, and of expression, assembly, and association, including the Cybercrimes Act of 2015, the Media Services Act of 2016, the Electronic and Postal Communications (Online Content) Regulations Act of 2018, the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Act, 2018, and the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act No. 3 of 2020; Whereas the Government of Tanzania has actively undermined independent collection, dissemination, and publication of statistics without government approval, and suspended or halted activities by multiple newspapers and digital and broadcast media outlets for publishing content deemed critical of the State or officials; Whereas State or State-sponsored actors have threatened, arbitrarily arrested, and attacked journalists with impunity, some of whom have disappeared; Whereas in mid-2016, the Magufuli Government placed a ban on political party rallies until the 2020 elections, political freedoms were further eroded following the amendment of the Political Parties Act in January 2019, and private opposition political party meetings have been broken up by police; Whereas freedom of association has been limited through arbitrary and mandatory registration and reporting processes for nongovernmental organizations