US EditionTanzanian opposition claims security forces are secretly dumping bodies after election violence
Opposition party Chadema claims about 700 deaths amid harsh government crackdown and internet shutdown following exclusion from the presidential election.
- On Wednesday, Deogratias Munishi, Chadema spokesman, said security forces secretly collected and buried bodies after protests, citing circulated videos and witness accounts.
- The exclusion of key challengers prompted widespread protests as candidates from the two main opposition parties were barred from the Oct. 29 race, fueling youth-led calls to halt vote tallying.
- Human Rights Watch on Tuesday said Chadema officials reported over 1,000 deaths, John Kitoka said Chadema documented about 700 deaths, and the United Nations reported at least 10 killed, while Reuters could not verify figures.
- Security agencies fired live rounds and declared a nationwide curfew amid heavy patrols, while the Tanzanian government ordered civil servants back to work and reopened transport in Dar es Salaam and Dodoma.
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Tanzania: Security Stabilized, Business Returns to Normal, Makalla Assures
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In Tanzania, the opposition has made serious accusations against the government and the authorities. Chadema, the largest opposition party, accused the security forces of killing more than a thousand demonstrators in the nationwide riots during and after the presidential election more than a week ago.
Tanzanian police warn against sharing images following deadly election protests
(Reuters) -Police in Tanzania have warned people against sharing online images that might “cause panic” now internet access has been restored after election-related protests in which the opposition says hundreds were killed. The country’s main opposition party CHADEMA says it has documented hundreds of deaths in the protests, which broke out during last Wednesday’s election over the disqualification of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s leading cha…
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