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Tanzania: Opposition Politicians Arrested As Crackdown Escalates Ahead of Elections
AI London, 24 June 2020
In response to the arrest of opposition leader Zitto Kabwe, leader of the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT), along with seven other officials of the party, Seif Magango,… Read more »
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Tanzania: Mbowe Alleged Attack Raises More Questions
Daily News, 10 June 2020
POLICE have launched an investigation into alleged attack on the leader of the opposition camp in Parliament, Mr Freeman Mbowe, at his residence in Dodoma. Read more »
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Tanzania: Injured Leader of Opposition Freeman Mbowe Leaves Dodoma
Citizen, 9 June 2020
Leader of opposition in Parliament Freeman Mbowe who was injured last night in an attack by unknown assailants has left Dodoma for Dar es Salaam where he is expected to undergo… Read more »
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Tanzania: Mbowe, Seven Chadema Senior Officials Appeal Against Convictions, Sentences
Daily News, 19 May 2020
CHADEMA National Chairman Freeman Mbowe and seven other senior officials yesterday asked the High Court to quash both convictions and set aside the sentences imposed on them by the… Read more »
Arrests 'Meant to Intimidate Opposition' Ahead of Tanzania Polls
Authorities must stop intimidating the opposition and ensure full respect for the human rights of everyone, including opposition leaders, before, during and after the elections, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for East Africa, has said. The arrest of the opposition leader Alliance for Change and Transparency, along with seven other officials of the party, comes only weeks after the leader of the Chadema opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, was assaulted.
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A court in Dar es Salaam has found the leader of Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT) Wazalendo, Zitto Kabwe, guilty on three counts of sedition, for linking the police force ... Read more »
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Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema says its leaders are subject to politically motivated attacks, according to the party's deputy chairman Tundu Lissu, who narrowly escaped ... Read more »
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