US EditionTanzania Opposition Leader Arrested at Airport
- On May 13, 2025, Tanzanian police arrested Amani Golugwa, Deputy Secretary General of opposition party CHADEMA, at Julius Nyerere International Airport as he prepared to fly to Brussels.
- Authorities detained Golugwa following confidential reports that he repeatedly travelled in and out of Tanzania without following required legal procedures.
- Golugwa was scheduled to attend the International Democracy Union meeting in Brussels as a delegate from CHADEMA amid increasing political strain ahead of the October elections.
- Police reported that Golugwa has repeatedly traveled out of and back into the country without adhering to the required legal protocols, and he was granted bail pending further investigation.
- This arrest adds to a series targeting CHADEMA ahead of the election and has drawn condemnation from the IDU, which called for Golugwa's immediate release and urged human rights respect.
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Tanzania arrests opposition official travelling to political conference
Tanzanian authorities arrested a senior opposition official as he was departing for a political conference in Belgium, his party said on Tuesday, as fears grow of an escalating crackdown ahead of an October election. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Tanzanian authorities arrested a senior opposition official as he was departing for a political conference in Belgium, his party said on Tuesday, as fears grow of an escalating crackdown ahead of an October election. While President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who plans to seek reelection, says the government is committed to respecting human rights, a recent string of high-profile arrests has thrust her record into the spotlight. Amani Golugwa, a senio…
Tanzania arrests opposition official travelling to political conference - Kahawatungu
Tanzanian authorities arrested a senior opposition official as he was departing for a political conference in Belgium, his party said on Tuesday, as fears grow of an escalating crackdown ahead of an October election. While President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who plans to seek reelection, says the government is committed to respecting human rights, a recent string of high-profile arrests has thrust her record into the spotlight. Amani Golugwa, a senio…
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