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Opposition Says 700 Killed in Tanzania’s Post‑Election Unrest, UN Urges Restraint

A pre‑election clampdown that sidelined key rivals has cast the vote’s legitimacy into doubt.

Overview

  • Chadema reports roughly 700 people killed since Wednesday’s vote, citing counts from Dar es Salaam, Mwanza and other regions, while independent verification remains constrained.
  • An Amnesty International researcher says they have information of at least 100 deaths and reports security forces stationed in hospitals to control the narrative.
  • The UN human rights office called on Tanzanian security forces to avoid unnecessary or disproportionate force against protesters.
  • Army chief Jacob Mkunda labeled demonstrators “criminals” and said defence forces are containing the situation, with internet access largely cut and a confinement order in Dar es Salaam.
  • Nationwide results are still pending as state TV shows a CCM landslide; Zanzibar declared a ruling‑party win that ACT‑Wazalendo rejected as fraudulent, while Chadema was barred and its leader Tundu Lissu faces a treason trial.