They highlighted a silent epidemic of abductions and enforced disappearances, referencing the cases of CHADEMA leaders Tundu Lissu and John Heche, as well as former ambassador Humphrey Polepole, who all remain in detention or missing.
The award was presented by former Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo during the Democrat Union of Africa (DUA) Forum 2025, held in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 28.
The statement accuses Tanzanian authorities of violating human rights through unlawful detention, enforced disappearances and the silencing of opposition voices.
In a statement posted on his official X account on October 26, Lissu said his prison cell has been fitted with CCTV cameras that record all his movements, even during private moments.
Taarifa ya Jeshi la Polisi imesema kuwa baadhi ya taarifa hizo zimeandaliwa kwa uangalifu ili kuzalisha taharuki, ikiwemo kuchukua matukio yaliyotokea katika nchi nyingine, kuyatengeneza upya, kisha kuyaunganisha na sauti za Kiswahili zenye lafudhi ya nchi yetu ili yaonekane yametokea nchini.
A small plane travelling from Kenya’s coast crashed on Tuesday, killing all 11 people on board, including foreigners, the airline said.
Sudan’s army admitted on Monday it had withdrawn from the strategic hub of El-Fasher, while the United Nations issued a stark warning over reports of “atrocities” by the paramilitary group now in control of the city.
Tume zote mbili INEC kwa Tanzania Bara na ZEC kwa Zanzibar zimeahidi kufanya uchaguzi ulio huru, wa amani na unaozingatia sheria. Mashirika ya kiraia na waangalizi wa kimataifa pia wanatarajiwa kufuatilia mchakato huo unaotazamwa kama kipimo muhimu cha demokrasia nchini.
Samia, mwenye umri wa miaka 65, anaingia katika kinyang’anyiro cha uchaguzi mkuu wa kesho Jumatano akiwa na historia ya kipekee kama mwanamke wa kwanza kuidhinishwa na CCM kugombea nafasi ya urais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania. Hapo awali, aliweka historia nyingine kwa kuwa Makamu wa Rais na baadaye Rais wa kwanza mwanamke katika historia ya taifa hilo.
Kupitia ujumbe aliouchapisha kwenye akaunti yake ya X mnamo Oktoba 26, Lissu alisema kuwa chumba chake cha gereza kimefungwa kamera za CCTV zinazorekodi kila hatua yake, hata anapojisaidia au kubadilisha nguo.
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