The fact that police in their ranks decided that it was going to arrest people and dump them in some bushes speaks volumes about the level of impunity within our state institutions.
Boycotts, rather than delegitimising authoritarian regimes, often backfire by granting incumbents easy victories, weakening opposition parties’ credibility, and silencing dissenting voices.
Wednesday’s attack occurred amid growing opposition from religious leaders against government practices they deem unlawful, including the mistreatment of opposition figures.
In our briefing:
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ACT Wazalendo: Can Tanzania’s Left-Leaning Party Overcome the Odds to Challenge CCM in 2025?;
What Tanzania Can Learn from the US–China Trade War;
In Tanzania, It Appears That Authorities’ Best Strategy to Maintain Peace Is to Break It into Pieces.
Defying crackdowns and historical setbacks, the opposition party bets on electoral participation—but can it turn mobilisation into meaningful change?
However, hitting the sharks or any other sea creature over the head is not going to remove the undercurrents of bitterness and frustration.
Opposition leaders describe beatings, forced disappearances, and courtroom clampdowns as police defend actions as ‘law enforcement’—raising fears of election violence.
After being blocked from entering the courtroom, many were arrested, beaten, and later dumped in various remote bush areas across Dar es Salaam and the Coast Region. Watch the video below:
Wanasheria wanaeleza kuwa Kanuni haziwezi kuondoa haki inayotolewa na Katiba
Jacob Mameo Paulo of the Morogoro Diocese urged Tanzanian authorities to respond to the public’s demand for electoral reforms, describing it as a “national cry.”
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