Tundu Lissu’s Petition Rejected by Tanzania’s High Court
The court ruled that Lissu’s petition should have been filed after the main case was concluded.
The court ruled that Lissu’s petition should have been filed after the main case was concluded.
Tanzanian rights groups have expressed concerns about the broader implications of the ban, describing it as part of a troubling pattern of digital repression, particularly ahead of the October 2025 elections
Kariuki was shot at close range, an incident captured on camera. He suffered severe brain damage and spent two weeks in the Intensive Care Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital before being pronounced dead.
Kauli hiyo ya Jaji Mkuu imejiri kufuatia maandamano ya kitaifa yaliyofanyika Julai 7, 2025, wakati wa maadhimisho ya Siku ya Saba Saba, ambapo watu kadhaa walipoteza maisha, wengine kujeruhiwa, na wengine kukamatwa.
The Saba Saba protests are held each year to commemorate the historic events of July 7th 1990, when Kenyans took to the streets demanding free elections and the introduction of multi-party democracy.
Kinyagia, known for his digital activism and association with the Gen Z protest movement, had been sought by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over unspecified allegations.
The World Food Programme (WFP) warned this week that acute malnutrition rates among refugee children in South Sudan — fleeing the war in Sudan — had “already breached emergency thresholds”.
Agizo hilo, lililotolewa rasmi leo Juni 25, 2025, linanukuu madai ya ukiukaji wa Kifungu cha 33(2) na 34(1) cha Katiba ya Kenya, pamoja na Kifungu cha 461 cha Sheria ya Mawasiliano na Habari ya Kenya (Kenya Information and Communications Act).
Mwaka jana, takriban watu 60 waliuawa na vikosi vya usalama wakati wa maandamano yaliyodumu kwa wiki kadhaa, yaliyosababishwa na kupanda kwa ushuru na hali ngumu ya kiuchumi, hasa kwa vijana. Maandamano hayo yalifikia kilele tarehe 25 Juni, wakati maelfu walipovamia jengo la bunge.
The 2025 conference is set to bring together judges, lawyers, corporate counsels, academics and regulators from across the continent.