Deusdedith Soka who was taken by a group of men on August 18, 2024, in the Buza area alongside two colleagues Jacob Godwin Mlay and Frank Mbise.
In our briefing today:
Zanzibar Sets October 29 Election Date, Keeps Disputed Two-Tier Voting System Despite Opposition Outcry;
Tanzanian Court Bans Live Broadcast of Treason Trial Against CHADEMA Leader Tundu Lissu;
Registrar of Political Parties Warns Parties to Adhere to the Law: “The Registrar is Watchful”;
One Year On: CHADEMA Honors Deusdedith Soka Amid Unsolved Disappearance;
Op-Ed: State-Enabled Dispossession Masked as Conservation Emergency: The Hidden War Against the Maasai in Ngorongoro;
Op-Ed: A Critical Review of Tanzania’s Development Vision 2050.
Soka’s disappearance is part of a disturbing pattern where numerous individuals have been reported missing under mysterious circumstances.
In our briefing:
Journalists Win Big at the Samia Kalamu Awards. President Samia Urges Patriotism in Reporting;
Tanzania’s Authorities Under Scrutiny as LHRC Questions Silence on Disappearances;
Tanzania and UAE Deepen Ties with Key Cooperation Agreements.
In its latest human rights report, LHRC found that Tanzania’s human rights situation experienced a slight deterioration in 2024 compared to 2023.
We should ask ourselves: What has happened to our sense of community, humanity, and the brotherhood we once shared and were known for as Tanzanians? We cannot let fear and insecurity define us.
Many of the youth involved in the election expressed strong emotions, particularly regarding what they saw as mistakes in CHADEMA’s policy direction.
Maoni ya Watanzania wengi ni kwamba watu wote waliotoweka katika mazingira ya kutatanisha wanapaswa kurudi kuungana na familia na wapendwa wao, ambao wameeleza kwamba wako tayari kuwapokea hata kama wakiwa wamekufa.
According to the police report, Nondo was abandoned by his abductors at Coco Beach, where he managed to seek help and was transported to the party headquarters in Magomeni
A 29-year-old activist and politician, Deusdedith Soka, was abducted on August 18, 2024. This documentary offers a glimpse into his life—from childhood to his political journey
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