US EditionTanzania Catholic Church condemns the killings of protesters following disputed election
The Catholic Church condemned at least 2,000 protester deaths and warned justice is essential for peace after a disputed election with ongoing unrest and planned demonstrations.
- On Monday the Catholic Church in Tanzania condemned recent killings of protesters and warned there will be no peace without justice after a disputed general election.
- After the disputed vote, dissent grew because protests erupted over an election that international observers including an African Union mission said fell short of democratic standards, while youth and protesters demanded reversing the 1977 constitution amendment and called for genuine democracy, social welfare, and participation.
- Communications were cut as clashes forced security forces to fire live bullets at chest height, and Fr. Mwandanji found wounded in local hospitals—including 18 and 40 patients in separate wards.
- Chadema, Tanzania’s leading opposition party, said at least 2,000 died and hundreds were charged with treason, while Tundu Lissu's trial was postponed and Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi announced dialogue efforts.
- A Mass in the Archdiocese of Mbeya on Sunday, 9 November honoured the dead and wounded, while more protests are planned for Independence Day on Dec. 9 as the Tanzanian Bishops' Conference urges prayer and calm.
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Tanzania: Church prays and hopes for reconciliation and peace
As street protests affect Tanzania, the Archdiocese of Mbeya has been among the hardest hit, with more than a hundred victims. Fr. Valerio Mwandanji, parish priest of St. Matthew the Apostle Church, says a Mass was celebrated on 9 November “to remember those who lost their lives during the demonstrations. The people are calling for change.” Read all
Catholic Church condemns election-related killings in Tanzania as calls for justice mount
Speaking during a special mass held at Saint Joseph’s Cathedral in Dar es Salaam to pray for the victims, Archbishop Yuda Thaddeus Ruwaichi — who also chairs the Commission for Justice and Peace of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference — decried what he described as “senseless killings” that have deeply wounded the country’s moral fabric.
Killing of Tanzania Protesters 'A Disgrace Before God': Archbishop
Hundreds gathered for a church service in Tanzania on Monday to pray for those killed by security forces during election violence, with the archbishop saying the country had “lost its dignity”. Killing of Tanzania protesters ‘a disgrace before God’: archbishop President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner of the October 29 poll with 98 percent of the vote, but the election sparked widespread protests that were brutally suppressed by the …
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