US EditionHundreds charged with treason in Tanzania as authorities hunt key opposition figures after election
Tanzanian authorities charged over 250 people with treason for attempting to intimidate the government during disputed elections that sparked deadly protests, opposition says over 1,000 died.
- On Nov 08, 2025, Tanzanian authorities charged hundreds with treason over demonstrations around disputed polls last month, amid rising tensions from violence with unknown fatalities.
- Anger over barred candidates prompted protests fueled by exclusion of the two leading opposition candidates and the earlier treason charge and jailing of Tundu Lissu, CHADEMA leader.
- Police issued arrest warrants for some top opposition officials not yet jailed, including Brenda Rupia and John Mnyika, while prosecutors charged at least 145 people in Dar es Salaam filings, many lacking counsel.
- African Union observers said the vote failed AU standards with ballot stuffing, while rights groups and the Catholic Church in Tanzania reported disappearances, arbitrary arrests, and likely hundreds killed.
- The government defended the vote, saying Tanzania's government rejected criticism and President Samia Suluhu Hassan took more than 97%, extending Chama cha Mapinduzi's long rule.
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After a vain search of local hospitals and mortuaries, the family of journalist Maneno Selanyika concluded their mourning rites on November 8 with prayer, but without a body. He was one of three journalists among hundreds or more Tanzanians killed during protests over a disputed election. Selanyika was killed on the evening of October 29, Tanzania’s election day, near his home in the city of Dar es Salaam, according to the Dar City Press Club an…
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Global Upfront NewspapersTanzania: Preventing Another Massacre
Campaigners in Tanzania are planning peaceful protests on 9 December, weeks after police killed hundreds in a brutal post-election crackdown. Authorities must desist from yet more wanton violence. Looking further out, they should embrace conciliatory politics, including long-overdue constitutional reforms.
After protests about the presidential and parliamentary elections, dozens of people have been arrested and accused, and the opposition is now talking about 1,000 people who have been victims of violent repression.
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