Tanzania court orders an opposition leader, who is on a hunger strike, to appear in person

Tanzania court orders an opposition leader, who is on a hunger strike, to appear in person

A magistrate court in Tanzania has ordered that an opposition leader who was charged with treason last month be brought in court in person after he went on hunger strike to protest virtual hearings.

Tanzania court orders opposition leader, who is on a hunger strike, to appear

A magistrate court in Tanzania has ordered that an opposition leader who was charged with treason last month be brought in court in person after he went on hunger strike to protest virtual hearings

Monday morning the young woman had an appointment with the Deputy Director General of Human Solidarity in the Department. An interview from which she came out despite but still combative. She wishes to recover her rights to social benefits in order to obtain the custody of her daughter.

Bunge la Ulaya kujadili kesi ya Tundu Lissu Mei 7, 2025.

Bunge la Ulaya linatarajia kukutana tarehe 7 Mei 2025 kwa ajili ya mjadala wa dharura kuhusu kesi inayomkabili Kiongozi wa Chama Kikuu cha Upinzani nchini Tanzania, CHADEMA, Tundu Lissu.

The leader of the Chadema party had been arrested at the beginning of April and charged with treason, after a meeting in the south of the country. A few months before the presidential election, he continued to oppose Chama Cha Mapinduzi, the "party of the revolution", in power since independence.