The World Liberty Congress has also called on the Tanzanian government to immediately and unconditionally release Tundu Lissu, while urging the international community, democratic governments and human rights organizations to closely monitor his situation.
Madeleka joined ACT Wazalendo after leaving CHADEMA, where he had been a longtime member and supporter.
Dozens of Ugandans and Tanzanians are thought to be hiding in neighbouring Kenya after recent elections in their countries triggered mass arrests, kidnappings, and murders.
The judge said Besigye would be able to choose from a list of state lawyers and if he failed to do so, they would be selected for him.
Serikali ya Tanzania imeikosoa makala iliyochapishwa na Shirika la Utangazaji la Uingereza (BBC) kupitia kipindi chake cha BBC Africa Eye, ikidai kuwa imewasilisha taarifa zisizo na uwiano kuhusu kesi inayomkabili kiongozi wa upinzani, Tundu Lissu.
Mke wa mwanasiasa wa upinzani nchini Tanzania, Tundu Lissu, Alicia Lissu, amesema hajazungumza wala kumuona mumewe kwa kipindi cha mwaka mmoja tangu alipokamatwa na kufunguliwa mashtaka ya uhaini.
“There is no struggle without culture,” he once said, arguing that culture was not separate from politics, justice or constitutional reform.
Katika kipindi cha miaka miwili iliyopita, nchi zote mbili zimekumbwa na maandamano makubwa ya wananchi na kujibu kwa matumizi makubwa ya nguvu kutoka kwa vyombo vya dola.
Riot police, weapons drawn, are visible across the commercial capital Dar es Salaam after calls to protest on July 7, usually a day that celebrates the creation of the African Union of Tanganyika, the party that led Tanzania to independence in 1964.
The Uganda Law Society said Museveni’s remarks on Besigye’s case and his views on bail interfere with the independence of the courts.
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