Tanzania's communications regulator has suspended the digital platforms of a local media company for allegedly publishing restricted content, adding to what human rights groups have described as a growing crackdown on press freedom.

Tanzania has suspended the digital division of the nation’s biggest media house, after it released an animated piece about abductions of people critical of the nation’s leaders.

The government of Tanzania has suspended the license of the Nation Media Group (NMG) subsidiary Mwananchi Communications Limited. Through the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), the media company has had its license suspended for the next 30 days.