Tanzanian police crackdown on opposition leaders to prevent anti-government protests in Dar es Salaam. Chadema’s chairman Freeman Mbowe and his deputy Tundu Lissu were arrested for planning demonstrations against alleged government atrocities. Rights groups accuse President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration of targeting critics ahead of elections. Police arrested 14 people, citing a protest ban, amidst claims of defending democracy against brutality. Mbowe was detained on the street, and Lissu was taken from his home without disclosure. Last month, the pair and supporters were briefly detained, with Lissu surviving a past assassination attempt. Recently, a senior Chema member was abducted, later found beaten with acid injuries. The arrests fuel concerns over political repression and human rights violations in Tanzania.
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