Tanzania
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UNHRC condemns Tanzania for crackdown on opposition and human rights defenders ahead of general elections
”We are alarmed by rising incidents of abductions and escalating cases of human rights violations, including recorded killings of protesters and opposition party members”.
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Tanzanian Archbishop and former Vatican diplomat Novatus Rugambwa dies in Rome
The Catholic Church in Tanzania is mourning the death of Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, a former Apostolic Nuncio and longtime diplomat of the Holy See. He died on the evening of September 16, 2025, while undergoing…
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Court Adjourns Tundu Lissu’s Treason Hearing to Sept 18 for State Response
During the hearings, tensions ran high as supporters of the opposition party CHADEMA briefly boycotted proceedings, alleging harassment and restricted access to the courtroom.
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Wafuasi wa CHADEMA wasusia kesi ya uhaini ya Tundu Lissu wakilalamikia manyanyaso ya Polisi
Tukio hilo limetokea leo asubuhi, wakati Lissu alipofikishwa mahakamani kwa ajili ya kuendelea kuwasilisha hoja za kupinga uhalali wa hati ya mashtaka dhidi yake. Hoja hizo alianza kuziwasilisha jana, Septemba 15, 2025.
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TLS, LHRC condemns police brutality against Chadema supporters
The Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) has strongly condemned the attack and arrest of BAVICHA leader and one of Lissu’s Lawyer Mr Deogratius Mahinyila by the Police today at the High Court grounds, in Dar es…
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Court Tensions Rise as Tundu Lissu Presses for Treason Trial to Be Aired Live
He reminded the court that this is only the third treason case in Tanzania’s history, citing the 1971 trial linked to Bibi Titi Mohamed and the 1983 Khatibu Ghandi case, where judges stressed that treason…
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Lissu: Hati ya mashtaka haina msingi wa kisheria
Kwa mujibu wa hati ya mashtaka, Lissu anatuhumiwa kwamba mnamo Aprili 3 alikusudia “kuchochea wananchi kuzuia uchaguzi mkuu wa mwaka 2025.” Hata hivyo, mwanasiasa huyo mashuhuri anasema kosa hilo haliingii kwenye wigo wa makosa ya…
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Tanzania’s Electoral Commission revokes Luhaga Mpina’s presidential candidacy
However, ACT Wazalendo has blamed Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) for the objections raised against its candidate Mr Mpina, terming the objections as unfounded and baseless.
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Lissu Treason Case: Judges Set Monday Ruling After Three Days of Objections
The High Court panel announced that a ruling on Lissu’s objection will be delivered on Monday, September 15th, at 9 a.m.
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Mpina secures court case victory in his quest to unseat President Samia
The court ordered the INEC to immediately allow Mpina to return his form and continue with the process of nominating him as a presidential candidate.
