All Eyes on Tanzania’s Court of Appeal as Tundu Lissu Case Returns to Court on Thursday
The outcome of Thursday’s hearing could determine the next direction of the case.
The outcome of Thursday’s hearing could determine the next direction of the case.
Ni hatua nyingine muhimu katika kesi ambayo imeendelea kuvuta hisia za wananchi ndani na nje ya Tanzania tangu Lissu alipokamatwa Aprili 9, 2025 na kushtakiwa kwa kosa la uhaini.
“They were hitting me on the head and saying, ‘Today is your last day,’” Djumbe said, while showing injuries and swollen hands allegedly caused by the handcuffs.
Katika simulizi yake iliyojaa taharuki, Jumbe amesema tukio hilo lilianza majira ya saa nne usiku akiwa njiani kuelekea nyumbani kwake Mabwepande, Bunju, akiwa ameambatana na rafiki yake aliyemtaja kwa jina la Macha.
Kenya, Tanzania na Uganda yametajwa miongoni mwa mataifa yanayoshiriki katika ukandamizaji wa wapinzani na wanaharakati nje ya mipaka yao, ikionyesha Afrika Mashariki kama kitovu cha mashirikiano ya kiusalama yenye sura ya kiimla, kulingana na ripoti mpya ya Freedom House
“Tumeshasema wazi, mtu anayeweza kuongoza chama hiki kufanya maamuzi yoyote yuko gerezani. Mwachieni Lissu” alisema Heche
Itakumbukwa kuwa Juni 10,2025 Mahakama Kuu, Masjala ndogo ya Dar es Salaam, ilizuia kwa muda shughuli za kisiasa za chama hicho Kikuu cha Upinzani nchini Tanzania, baada ya aliyekuwa makamu mwenyekiti wa chama hicho upande wa Zanzibar, Said Issa Mohamed, na wenzake, kufungua kesi ya msingi wakilalamikia hatua ya chama hicho kuibagua Zanzibar katika shughuli zake, zikiwemo rasilimali za kifedha.
Lissu alikamatwa Aprili 9, 2025 katika Wilaya ya Mbinga, mkoani Ruvuma, wakati wa operesheni maalum iliyopewa jina la “No Reforms No Election”, kampeni iliyolenga kushinikiza mabadiliko ya mfumo wa uchaguzi nchini.
The Pan-African Solidarity Network has condemned the deteriorating human rights situation in Tanzania and Uganda, calling for the immediate release of political prisoners and an end to state-sponsored violence.
Mwenyekiti wa Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) Kanda ya Nyasa, Joseph Mbilinyi maarufu Sugu, ametoa tuhuma nzito dhidi ya…