This is an urgent appeal filed in response to the High Court’s October 24, 2025, dismissal of Polepole’s Habeas Corpus application.
In our briefing today:
Tanzania Opposition Rejects President’s Probe Team into Election Unrest, Demands International Inquiry;
Joshua Mollel: Remains of Tanzanian Student Killed by Hamas Arrive Home for Burial;
Villagers Protest Public Meeting in Nanjirinji A, Kilwa Over Alleged Corruption by Village Leaders;
Police Confirm the Arrest of Medical Doctor Kibaba Furaha Michel, Who Was Feared Abducted;
Op-Ed: On the Eight-Member Team to Investigate the Events of October 29, 2025: The Government Should Avoid the Temptation to Cover Itself and Instead Focus on Healing the Nation.
Mollel was in Israel as part of an agricultural internship programme, a cooperation initiative between Tanzania and Israel, when he was killed at the training school site.
Opposition leaders have dismissed the eight-member team—composed largely of retired senior government and security officials—as an attempt by the state to “investigate itself.”
Questions have started to emerge over the independence of the team formed
In our briefing today: Samia’s New Cabinet Signals Preservation of the Status Quo, Prioritizing Loyalty and Moderating Political Ambitions;
Chakwera Speaks After Appointment by Commonwealth for Tanzania’s Mediation Effort;
Op-Ed: Gen Z vs Government: The Difficult Deal and the Potential Outcome;
Op-Ed: The Mindset Blocking Tanzania’s Future
Chakwera is expected to be in the country for a four-day engagement after Tanzania’s government nod
Overall, the new cabinet reflects the government’s apparent desire to restore the pre-election status quo. While the government seems to be ready to move on with business as usual, questions remain whether members of the Tanzanian public are ready to do the same.
In our briefing today: Tanzania’s Catholic Bishops Call for Independent Inquiry Over Election Protest Killings;
Mwinyi Swears in Cabinet Members;
Debate Rages on Social Media over Video of Piled-Up Bodies Allegedly from Mwananyamala Mortuary; Government Denies Authenticity;
Tanzania Police Report Arrest of U.S. Soldier at Border with Alleged Four Hand Grenades;
Tanzanian Catholic bishops, through the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC), have called for an independent inquiry into the “brutal killings” that followed the October 29, 2025, election day protests.
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