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Tanzania Unrest Deepens as Opposition Reports 700 Dead, UN Voices Alarm

An election widely seen as predetermined after opposition bans has set off lethal crackdowns, curfews, internet blackouts.

Bei den Protesten in Tansania seit den Präsidentschafts- und Parlamentswahlen sind nach Angaben der Opposition mindestens rund 700 Menschen getötet worden. Die größte Oppositionspartei Chadema war von den Wahlen ausgeschlossen worden.
Drei bewaffnete mit Helmen stehen vor einem halbverbrannten Wahlkampfposter
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Overview

  • Opposition party Chadema told AFP it has recorded roughly 700 deaths since Wednesday’s vote, with security sources indicating similar tallies circulated within the army.
  • The UN human rights office urged Tanzanian forces to avoid unnecessary and disproportionate force and called on demonstrators to remain peaceful.
  • Protests that began on October 29 spread across major cities as youths decried the vote, with reports of the Dar es Salaam airport being seized, military sites attacked, and electoral commission vehicles stolen.
  • Authorities imposed a nationwide curfew and repeatedly cut internet access, which briefly returned after protesters stormed the TCRA headquarters before being shut off again.
  • The unrest followed the exclusion of leading opposition figures Tundu Lissu and Luhaga Mpinu from the ballot, fueling calls for President Samia Suluhu Hassan to resign and drawing reports of Kenyan activists seeking to cross at Namanga to join the protests.