
Tanzania's opposition says hundreds killed in protests
Reports indicate widespread killings of protesters after the county's disputed election.
Tanzanian opposition parties have accused the country's ruling government of killing hundred of protesters, in the wake of the country's general election on Wednesday. The Tanzanian government had arrested a number of opposition leaders in the months leading up to the vote and following post election protests, cut internet access across the country. We speak to opposition leader John Kitoka, who says he has gone into hiding, and now fears for his life.
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(Pictured: Demonstrators react as Tanzanian riot police officers disperse them during a protest a day after a general election marred by violent demonstrations over the exclusion of two leading opposition candidates at the Namanga One-Post Border crossing point between Kenya and Tanzania, as seen from Namanga, Kenya October 30, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya)
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