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Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said the decision to step down was a response to the “voice of the people” and the need to uphold democratic values.
An IMLU report says 97 Kenyans were extrajudicially killed by police in a year, most shot from behind while fleeing protests, with Nairobi the epicent...
The UN warns global human rights are under growing threat in 2025, citing funding cuts, escalating conflicts and attacks on defenders, even as youth-l...
Ghana has protested to Israel after seven citizens, including MPs, were detained and some deported at Ben Gurion Airport, calling the treatment humili...
Rights groups report 97 extrajudicial killings, 72 torture cases and other abuses in Kenya in 2025, warning of a slide toward authoritarian rule and s...
Tanzania’s Independence Day saw Dar es Salaam streets largely empty as police and soldiers blocked planned anti-government protests after disputed Oct...
Nyeri climate activist Truphena Muthoni is attempting a 72-hour nonstop tree hug outside the governor’s office to break her own record and highlight c...
A CIVICUS report says at least 180 journalists were detained across sub-Saharan Africa in 2025, with Somalia and Kenya leading arrests and deadly crac...
Reports from Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mwanza, and Dodoma indicate an unusually heavy presence of police and military units, with armoured vehicles stati...
The Kenya High Commission in Dar es Salaam has issued a safety advisory to Kenyans in Tanzania ahead of December 9 Independence Day, amid fears of ill...
Tanzanian authorities have banned December 9 protests, calling them illegal amid post-election unrest, disputed death tolls and international pressure...
Tanzania has pushed back against foreign criticism over the October 29, 2025 elections, highlighting a Commission of Inquiry as the Commonwealth place...
The US is comprehensively reviewing relations with Tanzania after disputed October 29 elections, as UN experts allege at least 700 extrajudicial killi...
The court held that the President acted outside the bounds of the Constitution when he established the advisory body, noting that the framework for ad...
The conflict in northern Mozambique began in October 2017, when armed groups launched attacks in parts of Cabo Delgado province.
Human rights groups had criticised the ban, arguing it was intended to conceal state abuses and instances of police brutality.
The assessment was conducted to provide insights for key stakeholders and policymakers at local, national, regional, and international levels to guide...
The PS explained that the repatriation process had been slowed by delays in the swearing-in of key Tanzanian government officials following the electi...
Kanja said the service is prioritising reforms aimed at improving professionalism at police stations, which he described as the “centres of excellence...
According to CNN, its investigation found that police and armed men shot at groups of protesters in the wake of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s re-ele...
East African activists are breaking borders to challenge repression, amplify suppressed voices, and redefine democracy across the region.
President Samia said the investigation would examine the causes of the unrest, the involvement of political parties, and the role of both local and fo...
Police deployed live bullets, rubber bullets, tear gas, batons, and water cannons, while prominent online voices were arrested or went missing.
Findings revealed how the state combined traditional and digital repression to target activists, particularly those from marginalised socio-economic b...
CHADEMA is demanding that all unlawfully detained citizens, members, and leaders be released immediately and unconditionally.
Several attempts to resolve the issue through official channels failed, leaving local families without formal recognition of their ancestral holdings.
KNCHR says the human rights situation has deteriorated, with defenders increasingly facing harassment, violence, and intimidation.
During his visit, Chakwera is expected to meet government officials, opposition figures, civil society leaders, religious authorities, and internation...
Hasina, who fled Bangladesh in August 2024, has been living in exile in India, which has declined requests to extradite her.
Njagi recounted that during his first week in custody, he spoke to soldiers who revealed they had been sent to Kenya at the height of the Gen Z protes...
