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Tanzania : Opposition Leader Stands Trial
- Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu stood trial on May 19, 2025, in Dar es Salaam on treason charges linked to his April speech.
- Lissu, who survived being shot 16 times in 2017 and finished as the runner-up in the most recent presidential election, was charged after allegedly encouraging rebellion and attempts to disrupt the upcoming vote.
- Prosecutors indicated that investigations are ongoing, and the next court session has been scheduled for June 2; meanwhile, his party CHADEMA insists on electoral reforms before agreeing to take part in the October elections.
- Several Kenyan and Ugandan human rights activists, including Martha Karua and Boniface Mwangi, were detained or deported when traveling to observe Lissu's trial amid growing government crackdowns.
- These events highlight escalating political tensions in Tanzania as President Samia Suluhu Hassan seeks re-election amid criticism over rights and electoral fairness.
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Tanzania deports foreign activists supporting detained opposition leader
DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzanian authorities arrested and later deported human rights activists from Kenya and Uganda who had travelled to Dar es Salaam to observe a hearing in the treason case against detained opposition leader Tundu Lissu, advocacy groups said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Tanzanian police arrest foreign activists supporting detained opposition leader
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) -Tanzanian police have arrested prominent human rights activists from Kenya and Uganda who had travelled to Dar es Salaam to observe a hearing in the treason case against detained opposition leader Tundu Lissu, an advocacy group said. Read full story
Tanzania : opposition leader stands trial
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu attempted to reassure his cheering supporters who had gathered to show their support as he appeared in court on treason charges on Monday. His Chadema party accuses the ruling CCM of repression. It has governed the country since 1977 and now looks set to face little serious opposition in October's elections, as Chadema has been disqualified from the race. Several Kenyan politicians were deported while tryi…
Tanzanian police arrest foreign activists supporting detained opposition leader - Regional Media News
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) -Tanzanian police have arrested prominent human rights activists from Kenya and Uganda who had travelled to Dar es Salaam to observe a hearing in the treason case against detained opposition leader Tundu Lissu, an advocacy group said. Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan lawyer Agather Atuhaire went to Tanzania to attend Lissu’s first court appearance on Monday in a case that has spotlighted a growing crackdown on …
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