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This is a call to BET Awards hosted and produced by Black Entertainment Television (BET) to disqualify Diamond Platnumz
Diamond Platnumz is a world-renowned Tanzania music artist who used his popularity and his talent to whitewash and deodorize the brutal repression of the late dictator John Magufuli and his regime. Diamond is also a close friend and business ally of Paul Makonda the former Governor of Dar -es-Salaam who has openly persecuted and cracked down on LGBTI people. Makonda has also been designated in 2020 by the US State Department for gross violations of human rights including cracking down on freedom of expression and association.
Context:
Tanzania has suffered brutal repression and roll back of democracy since 2016 when (late) President Magufuli ascended into power. His regime curtailed democratic freedoms, basic human rights and Tanzanians witnessed never-before experienced atrocities like enforced disappearances, bodies bound and gagged washing ashore the Indian ocean, mass illegal detention of opposition politicians, critics and businessmen, crackdown on independent media, intimidation of creative people including musicians, actors and comedians. A particularly shocking event has been the brutal gunning down of opposition legislator Tundu Lissu in broad daylight. Lissu survived with 16 bullets in his body to tell his story. He is currently living in exile in Brussels, Belgium.
In 2020, Magufuli ran for re-election under his party Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) . Mr Lissu risked his life and returned to run against Magufuli under his party’s ticket – CHADEMA. The election was marred with irregularities, violence including killing of innocent civilians by forces acting for or on behalf of the regime.
In the immediate aftermath of the election, Magufuli and his henchmen arrested the leaders of the opposition party and threatened them with treason charges. Some opposition leaders saw family members killed. Today several opposition leaders live in exile, while hundreds still languish in jail on trumped up charges.
Magufuli was also a rabid COVID19 denier whose repeated refusal to follow internationally accepted guidelines on prevention and treatment of COVID19 resulted in many deaths that remain undocumented to date due to the refusal of the government to publish any figures related to COVID19 since May 2020.
Diamond Platnumz’s role:
In 2016, Diamond made Paul Makonda the Patron of his music label and media company called Wasafi. Makonda has used the Wasafi Festival for publicity and to sanitize his image. Also throughout the increased level of repression when fellow artists were imprisoned and abducted Diamond remained silent. In 2017, he deliberately released a single called “Acha Nikae Kimya” (Let me remain quiet) as a response to the increasing demand from the public to speak up and condemn the crackdowns. Diamond to-date has not condemned or spoken up on any of the atrocities committed.
Diamond Platnumz is a self-avowed CCM party member and was the lead musician for the CCM campaign in 2015 and 2020. In 2020 despite a huge outcry locally and internationally against Magufuli and his regime, Diamond endorsed this brutal dictator, dedicated a song to him (“Magufuli Baba Lao”) and several times took to stage with him during campaign. In October 2020 during the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria, Diamond tweeted solidarity with Nigeria but deliberately chose to remain quiet on the atrocities happening in Tanzania during the elections.
After the BET Awards 2021 nomination for best international act, Diamond took to the media and spoke disparagingly of activists, then paid a visit to his party’s headquarters CCM whereby his nomination was hailed as some sort of achievement for the party and the nation.
Why Diamond should be disqualified:
Diamond Platnumz has failed to show basic concern and publicly express any solidarity with his fellow artists like Roma Mkatoliki, Nay wa Mitego and Idris Sultan who suffered at the hand of the dictator Magufuli.
Diamond Platnumz chose to protect and expand his personal and business interest by praising and using his star power to soften the image of a brutal dictator and his collaborators.
BET awards have been always held in high esteem by many Africans for its recognition of talent of exemplary artists. The international act which was established in 2018 has consistently gone to artists who have been very conscientious and stood up for justice for African lives. Both Davido (2018) and Burna Boy (2019 and 2020) have been in the frontline at the #EndSARS protests using their star power and fame to shed light on injustice and even protect civilians from police brutality. Diamond Platnumz is a selfish, greedy opportunist and an apologist of a repressive regime who chose to deliberately turn a blind eye to atrocities and associate, praise and collaborate with renowned human rights violators like Paul Makonda and John Magufuli.
We believe that once BET independently verifies these facts, it will be clear that Diamond Platnumz does NOT deserve ANY recognition in these prestigious awards.
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Aombe radhi kwa kosa gani sasa? Kwani ni lazima kila mtu awe Chadema? Au kuwa mwanachama wa CCM ni kosa kisheria?Mchezo ulivyoanza nilihisi hao jamaa wanajitekenya na kucheka wenyewe
Hii issue imekuwa noma zaidi, mond akubali na aombe radhi jamii
Hakuna cha doa. Mnalazimisha chuki zenu kwa Magufuli ziwe chuki kwa kila mtu. Nyie kama mliguswa mjitafakari mlikosea wapi. Msilazimishe Diamond awe mtetezi wa uovu wenu.You cant eat your cake and have it at the same time. Diamond alitaka awe in good books za CCM na wahanga wa utawala wa Jiwe. Kuna wengi waliumizwa na Jiwe. So any Association na utawala wake...ni passport ya chuki.
Kwenye viinchi vyetu vya kimasikini na uzalendo uchwara, watu wenye nafasi kwenye jamii kama Diamond na wenzake..lazima daima wewe makini wanasimama wapi na nani. They should be above petty politics .
Humu wengi just talk but truth is chini ya Jiwe kuna watu walipata majeraha ambayo hayatibiki. Kitendo cha Diamond kuwa karibu ba huu utawala ni doa kwake.
Haya mambo ya wasanii wakubwa kususiwa na fans au sponsors tuliyazoea Ulaya na kwingineko . Lakini sasa naona hata Africa yanakuja kwa kasi.
Kwenye hili Vanessa Mdee ame win pakubwa, hanaga mambo ya siasa yule.Kupitia hili wasanii wengi watapata cha kujifunza ,maana kwa ujumla wao tukianza na mondi,kiba, konde walijichanganya sana kukomaa kwenye siasa sijui ndio kujikomba ili wasifuatuliwe na serikali.
Hapa ndipo nilipoamin kuwa hawa wasanii wana biashara nyingine nje ya mziki ,maana sio kwa kujikomba vile kwa magufuri ,mtu ukishakuwa na mashabik wa kutosha epuka siasa kabisa maana lazima utawagawa tu mashabik zako.
Mm nilikuwaga namwelewa sana Alikiba ila tokea mwaka Jana 2020 nilimu unfollow had insta .
Wasanii kaeni mbali na siasa maana siasa imebeba maumivu kwa baadhi ya watu walio wengi wachache wakineemeka na siasa ,haiwezekan msanii unayejielewa et unaandika mstari kama huu , asiyeipenda ccm abane choo
Naskia bado wapo BET wana negotiate [emoji16]Hili swala limeishia wapi mbna waanzisha petition hawatoi update?
Naona lema alishafuta Ile petition kwenye akaunti yake Facebook.Naskia bado wapo BET wana negotiate [emoji16]
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Mkuu unaona siasa ni kitu kidogo sana?Huu ni uhuni na zaidi ya roho mbaya yanafanywa haya na watanzania wenzako kisa yeye ni kushabikia chama tawala yeye nae ni binadamu kama wao. How iwe vita kwenu Chadema Genge lenu mnachokifanya ni ushamba wa hali ya juu sana but hata akikokosa tuzo bado hapungukiwi na chochote kwani mara ngapi anakosa na dio yeyetu.
Chadema ni chama cha hovyo haijawahi tokea mkifanikiwa anguko lenu nanyi pia litakuwa kubwa huko mbeleni manayake mjue diamond pia ana fan base kubwa sana. Yaani mnapambana kumshusha mtanzania mwenzenu kwa tofauti za kisiasa tu.
Hii nchi ina watu wa ajabu sana.
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Walopata majeraha Hata 2% ya watanzania hawajafika hapana impact kabisaYou cant eat your cake and have it at the same time. Diamond alitaka awe in good books za CCM na wahanga wa utawala wa Jiwe. Kuna wengi waliumizwa na Jiwe. So any Association na utawala wake...ni passport ya chuki.
Kwenye viinchi vyetu vya kimasikini na uzalendo uchwara, watu wenye nafasi kwenye jamii kama Diamond na wenzake..lazima daima wewe makini wanasimama wapi na nani. They should be above petty politics .
Humu wengi just talk but truth is chini ya Jiwe kuna watu walipata majeraha ambayo hayatibiki. Kitendo cha Diamond kuwa karibu ba huu utawala ni doa kwake.
Haya mambo ya wasanii wakubwa kususiwa na fans au sponsors tuliyazoea Ulaya na kwingineko . Lakini sasa naona hata Africa yanakuja kwa kasi.
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Movement #ChangeTanzania started this petition to bet awards and 3 others
This is a call to BET Awards hosted and produced by Black Entertainment Television (BET) to disqualify Diamond Platnumz
Diamond Platnumz is a world-renowned Tanzania music artist who used his popularity and his talent to whitewash and deodorize the brutal repression of the late dictator John Magufuli and his regime. Diamond is also a close friend and business ally of Paul Makonda the former Governor of Dar -es-Salaam who has openly persecuted and cracked down on LGBTI people. Makonda has also been designated in 2020 by the US State Department for gross violations of human rights including cracking down on freedom of expression and association.
Context:
Tanzania has suffered brutal repression and roll back of democracy since 2016 when (late) President Magufuli ascended into power. His regime curtailed democratic freedoms, basic human rights and Tanzanians witnessed never-before experienced atrocities like enforced disappearances, bodies bound and gagged washing ashore the Indian ocean, mass illegal detention of opposition politicians, critics and businessmen, crackdown on independent media, intimidation of creative people including musicians, actors and comedians. A particularly shocking event has been the brutal gunning down of opposition legislator Tundu Lissu in broad daylight. Lissu survived with 16 bullets in his body to tell his story. He is currently living in exile in Brussels, Belgium.
In 2020, Magufuli ran for re-election under his party Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) . Mr Lissu risked his life and returned to run against Magufuli under his party’s ticket – CHADEMA. The election was marred with irregularities, violence including killing of innocent civilians by forces acting for or on behalf of the regime.
In the immediate aftermath of the election, Magufuli and his henchmen arrested the leaders of the opposition party and threatened them with treason charges. Some opposition leaders saw family members killed. Today several opposition leaders live in exile, while hundreds still languish in jail on trumped up charges.
Magufuli was also a rabid COVID19 denier whose repeated refusal to follow internationally accepted guidelines on prevention and treatment of COVID19 resulted in many deaths that remain undocumented to date due to the refusal of the government to publish any figures related to COVID19 since May 2020.
Diamond Platnumz’s role:
In 2016, Diamond made Paul Makonda the Patron of his music label and media company called Wasafi. Makonda has used the Wasafi Festival for publicity and to sanitize his image. Also throughout the increased level of repression when fellow artists were imprisoned and abducted Diamond remained silent. In 2017, he deliberately released a single called “Acha Nikae Kimya” (Let me remain quiet) as a response to the increasing demand from the public to speak up and condemn the crackdowns. Diamond to-date has not condemned or spoken up on any of the atrocities committed.
Diamond Platnumz is a self-avowed CCM party member and was the lead musician for the CCM campaign in 2015 and 2020. In 2020 despite a huge outcry locally and internationally against Magufuli and his regime, Diamond endorsed this brutal dictator, dedicated a song to him (“Magufuli Baba Lao”) and several times took to stage with him during campaign. In October 2020 during the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria, Diamond tweeted solidarity with Nigeria but deliberately chose to remain quiet on the atrocities happening in Tanzania during the elections.
After the BET Awards 2021 nomination for best international act, Diamond took to the media and spoke disparagingly of activists, then paid a visit to his party’s headquarters CCM whereby his nomination was hailed as some sort of achievement for the party and the nation.
Why Diamond should be disqualified:
Diamond Platnumz has failed to show basic concern and publicly express any solidarity with his fellow artists like Roma Mkatoliki, Nay wa Mitego and Idris Sultan who suffered at the hand of the dictator Magufuli.
Diamond Platnumz chose to protect and expand his personal and business interest by praising and using his star power to soften the image of a brutal dictator and his collaborators.
BET awards have been always held in high esteem by many Africans for its recognition of talent of exemplary artists. The international act which was established in 2018 has consistently gone to artists who have been very conscientious and stood up for justice for African lives. Both Davido (2018) and Burna Boy (2019 and 2020) have been in the frontline at the #EndSARS protests using their star power and fame to shed light on injustice and even protect civilians from police brutality. Diamond Platnumz is a selfish, greedy opportunist and an apologist of a repressive regime who chose to deliberately turn a blind eye to atrocities and associate, praise and collaborate with renowned human rights violators like Paul Makonda and John Magufuli.
We believe that once BET independently verifies these facts, it will be clear that Diamond Platnumz does NOT deserve ANY recognition in these prestigious awards.
Start a petition of your own
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