In our briefing today: Dar Rapid Transit Buses Attacked With Stones by Angry Mob After Series of Failures;
Online Activists Bailed as Fears of the Digital Clampdown Intensify Ahead of Tanzania’s 2025 Polls;
Where Children Are No Longer Their Parents’
Two Tanzanian activists have been granted bail after a week-long detention deemed a violation of legal procedure by human rights groups.
The incident occurred at around 8 p.m. on October 1, 2025, after a number of passengers were trying to board the few available buses.
In our briefing today:
Zanzibar Closes Voter Register Amid Opposition Dispute Over Early Voting;
Tanzania Sees Fuel Prices Tumble, Offering Relief to Consumers;
Catholic Priest Accused of Spreading False Kidnapping Report Was Battling Mental Health Challenges, Bishop Says;
Chief Justice Warns: Open Court Is Not a Public Hearing; Discourages Live Streaming
Since 2019, over 200 people, including opposition members and critics, have disappeared in Tanzania in what UN experts call a systematic campaign of repression ahead of the October elections.
The warning comes amid growing concerns about the credibility of an election where major opposition candidates have been excluded from the race.
Armed police officers encircled TLS offices Monday morning, preventing a planned peaceful demonstration against the recent assault of a lawyer by police within a courthouse.
Tanzania’s Chief Justice urged prison officials to uphold the presumption of innocence and avoid treating accused persons as convicted criminals.
Tanzania’s ACT Wazalendo announced dual High Court hearings for Monday: a constitutional challenge before a three-judge bench and a separate case against the Registrar of Political Parties.
Samia calls for supporters to come out in large number during voting day citing security organs are well organized
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