Tanzania Opposition Leader Arrested During Protest

Tanzanian police arrested an opposition party leader and 32 party members for allegedly holding a demonstration without police approval, Tanzania's The Guardian reported Wednesday (January 28th).

Civil United Front (CUF) national chairperson Ibrahim Lipumba was detained along with fellow party members as they marched to commemorate the deaths of party members in Zanzibar in 2001, during a peaceful protest objecting to the conduct of the 2000 election.

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