Home›Sources›US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: TanzaniaSourcesUS Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: TanzaniaUS Department of State, 2023 annual report, read 2026-08-16Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Tanzania." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/us-state-2023-irf-report-tanzania.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Tanzania. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/us-state-2023-irf-report-tanzaniaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-us-department-of-state-2023-report-on-in, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Tanzania}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/us-state-2023-irf-report-tanzania}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe State Department's 2023 report on Tanzania records that the national penal code contains blasphemy provisions prohibiting insulting religion or wounding religious feelings, punishable by up to one year of imprisonment for the misdemeanor offense, and separately documents the March 2023 suspension of the Dar es Salaam based Spirit World Ministry Church by the Registrar of Societies.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedUnited States Department of State, Office of International Religious FreedomPublisherWell-attestedUS Department of StateURLWell-attestedhttps://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/tanzania/Source TypeWell-attestedGovernment reportAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The United States' own State Department annual country report on religious freedom, the strongest available form for a fact about a country's blasphemy statute, hence the top tier.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithTanzania, Countries Well-attested This source names Tanzania directly: "The State Department's 2023 report on Tanzania records that the national penal code contains blasphemy provisions prohibiting insulting religion or wounding religious feelings, punishable by up to..."Source US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: TanzaniaUnited States Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedomtier 1Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested7CountriesTanzaniaSourcesUS Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: TanzaniaHolds1SourcesUS Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: TanzaniaGeneral References1CountriesTanzaniaComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year