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Tanzania accuses scores of 'treason' over election protests

More than 100 people were accused of "intention to obstruct" an October 29 election in which President Samia Suluhu Hassan ran virtually unopposed. The opposition says hundreds were killed in ... Read More

Tanzania: Killings, Crackdown Follow Disputed Elections

(Nairobi) – The authorities in Tanzania responded to widespread protests following the October 29 elections with lethal force and other abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. On November 1, Tanzania’s ... Read More

Protest and Crackdown in Tanzania

A farcical election and brutal state violence make Tanzania the latest example of a government not fit for purpose. Read More

Tanzanian police disposed of bodies after election violence, opposition alleges

Tanzania’s main opposition party on Wednesday accused police of disposing of the bodies of hundreds of demonstrators killed in a crackdown following a disputed election that incumbent President Samia ... Read More

Hundreds charged with treason in Tanzania as authorities hunt key opposition figures after election

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities in Tanzania charged hundreds of people with treason over demonstrations around disputed polls last month, in a major escalation of political tension as the country ... Read More

Tanzania Targets Top Opposition Leaders in Post-Vote Crackdown

Tanzanian authorities ordered the arrest of 10 senior leaders of the main opposition party, part of a crackdown in the wake of deadly protests over the east African nation’s disputed election. Those ... Read More

Tanzania's leader says election violence could hurt access to international funding

DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s president on Tuesday said her government may lose access to the international funding that largely keeps the nation afloat after the worst election violence in the ... Read More

Rights group warns of serious rights violations amid post-election crackdown in Tanzania

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Tanzanian government on Thursday to open an independent investigation into the alleged killings, disappearances, and repression carried out by security forces ... Read More

Tanzania Releases Four Opposition Leaders on Bail Amid Crackdown

Tanzanian police freed four opposition leaders on bail, as a crackdown on dissent continues after a disputed election in which President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner with almost 98% of ... Read More

European Union threatens Tanzania with sanctions, funding freeze over post-election abuses

The European Union Parliament has issued one of its strongest rebukes yet against Tanzania, adopting a resolution that denounces the country’s deteriorating human rights situation following the ... Read More