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Tanzania: Opposition Members Arrested as Leader Faces Trial
DW, 25 April 2025
Tundu Lissu, the leader of the main opposition party CHADEMA, faces trial for treason. His party has accused Tanzania's president of resorting to authoritarian tactics. Read more »
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Tanzania: Tension High in Tanzania Ahead of Opposition Leader's 'Treason' Trial
RFI, 22 April 2025
Tension is rising further on the political scene in Tanzania ahead of the trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu. Accused of treason, his Chadema political party was this month… Read more »
Tensions Mount in Tanzania Before Opposition Leader Lissu's Trial
Political tensions escalated in Tanzania ahead of opposition leader Tundu Lissu's treason trial, following his arrest on 9 April after a rally and the disqualification of his Chadema party from October's presidential election.
Lissu was accused of "publishing false information" and treason, potentially punishable by death, and was transferred overnight to Dar es Salaam, where police used teargas to disperse supporters during his arrest. His arrest and Chadema's disqualification from the upcoming October 2025 presidential election drew sharp criticism from human rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, which cited increasing repression of opposition voices.
Chadema was barred from the election after refusing to sign the 2025 Election Code of Ethics, citing unanswered reform demands.
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Tanzania's opposition leader, Tundu Lissu has been charged with treason a day after his arrest following a rally in the south of the country. The charge stemmed fro Read more »
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Tanzania's main opposition party, Chadema, is disqualified from running in this year's general election, the country's election chief said, after the pa Read more »
