France 24 reported that government critics in Tanzania still fear arbitrary arrest, abduction and prosecution on political grounds, a year after the 2025 election was followed by days of protests.
France 24 reported that President Samia Suluhu Hassan won 98% of the vote in the Oct. 29, 2025, election, after most opposition groups were excluded. Security forces suppressed protests that continued for several days.
Tanzania’s electoral commission excluded CHADEMA over the party’s failure to sign a mandatory code of conduct. A government-appointed inquiry later blamed protesters for the post-election violence and put the death toll at 518 or more.
Reuters reported that prosecutors accuse opposition leader Tundu Lissu of treason, alleging his remarks encouraged an uprising and disrupted the election. Lissu denies the accusation, while his lawyer has called the case politically motivated. EconoTimes previously reported on Lissu’s hunger strike over access to his lawyers.
