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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.
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...
Tanzania’s Independence Day saw Dar es Salaam streets largely empty as police and soldiers blocked planned anti-government protests after disputed Oct...
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...
Tanzanian authorities have banned December 9 protests, calling them illegal amid post-election unrest, disputed death tolls and international pressure...
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.
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...
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.
Kigame is seeking leave of the court under Section 8(2) of the International Crimes Act and Article 157(6) of the Constitution, which allows citizens...
According to court records, nearly 340 people have been detained across seven towns, with the largest numbers in Dar es Salaam and Iringa.
Jacob Zuma’s daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla denies terrorism and public violence charges, while her family calls the trial a politically motivated at...
The two said their ordeal began at military checkpoints and escalated at police stations where they were held in inhumane conditions with dozens of ot...
Ruto emphasised that the National Police Service (NPS) operates independently and that his previous remarks were not formal directives but an expressi...
Despite urging dialogue and reconciliation, President Samia’s government continues to detain key opposition leaders, fueling doubts over her commitmen...
With only 12 opposition MPs in a 396-member House, analysts warn of weakened debate and limited oversight.
The released citizens, lawyer Fredrick Lorent Obuya and financial professional John Gitahi Nderitu, had been taken into custody as part of a wider cra...
The groups warn that the country is facing its worst human rights crisis in decades and are calling for urgent regional and international intervention...
Interior PS Omollo said that the Kenyan Embassy in Dar es Salaam has been engaged to coordinate arrangements for recovering Ogutu’s body for autopsy a...
