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POLITICS1d agoTanzania still haunted by deadly election violence one year onOne year after Tanzania’s disputed election, the scars of deadly violence remain. Critics still live in fear of abductions and arrests, while opposition supporters continue to face intimidation.Africanews [en]
POLITICS1d agoTanzania: 2025 election violence still traumatises, one year onTanzania is marking the first anniversary of a bloody election that left many traumatised. The October 29, 2025 election, in which President Samia Suluhu Hassan won with 98 percent of the vote after most of the opposition was excluded, triggered days of protests that security forces brutally suppressed. Many government critics say they still fear abduction, arbitrary arrest and politically motivated prosecutions.France 24 [en]
POLITICS2d agoA year after Tanzania’s bloody election, victims still await justiceA year after Tanzania's bloody election, many remain traumatised by the violence, while government critics live in fear of abduction and arbitrary arrest, or facing treason and terrorism charges.Africanews [en]
POLITICS4d agoTanzania’s jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu ends brief hunger strikeLissu, who faces treason charge carrying a possible death sentence, refused food after being denied access to lawyers.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS4d agoTanzania's jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu begins hunger strikeTanzania's jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu has begun a hunger strike in protest at his inability to access his lawyers. The Chadema party leader began refusing food on Monday after his legal team was barred entry to Ukonga prison, where he's being held.Africanews [en]
POLITICSBREAKING5d agoHuman rights activists condemn alleged abduction of Tanzanian govt criticHuman rights activists condemn the alleged abduction of Tanzanian dissident and former opposition official, Twaha Mwaipaya, in Kenya. Tanzania's government, which has cracked down heavily on the opposition, has been accused of attempting to abduct dissidents who have taken refuge in neighbouring KenAfricanews [en]