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.
Licha ya kutohukumiwa, Lissu amedai amekuwa akishikiliwa kwenye eneo maalum la wafungwa wanaosubiri kunyongwa (death row) ndani ya Gereza la Ukonga jijini Dar es Salaam.
The international community continues to call for urgent action to protect human rights in Tanzania and ensure justice for those who have been subjected to abuse.
TLS President Boniface Mwabukusi clarified that the activists were not deported but are currently being held by the Tanzanian Immigration Department
Suluhu accused Karua and other Kenyan activists of attempting to destabilize Tanzania, stating that some foreign figures were meddling in the country’s political affairs. She emphasized that Tanzania would not allow external influences to interfere with its governance.
Katika taarifa yake kupitia akaunti yake ya X, Karua alidai kuingia kwao Uganda kulikuwa kwa taratibu, kwa kuzingatia kanuni za mtangamano wa Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki (EAC).
The trio was detained earlier on Sunday May 18th 2025, at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam as they arrived to observe the court case of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who is facing treason charges.
Katika mijadala yao, wabunge hao wamekemea waziwazi uwepo wa vitisho vya adhabu ya kifo kwa Lissu, wakisema kuwa mashtaka ya uhaini na kusambaza taarifa za uongo dhidi yake ni ya kisiasa na yenye lengo la kumzuia kushiriki katika uchaguzi mkuu unaotarajiwa kufanyika Oktoba mwaka huu.
Although the resolution condemning his arrest was debated, the vote is scheduled for today May 8th 2025.
Kundi la viongozi wa zamani wa Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), maarufu kama G55, limetangaza rasmi kujiondoa katika chama hicho kikuu cha upinzani nchini Tanzania, likidai kukithiri kwa ukiukwaji wa katiba, ubaguzi na siasa za visasi zinazoendeshwa na uongozi wa sasa.