Tundu Lissu treason Stories
With the opposition pushed aside and a controlled electoral process underway, CCM’s victory is all but certain. The key question now is the future of...
Joseph Kabila remains a prominent figure in the DRC, which he led from 2001 to 2019. The death sentence imposed on him by a military court on charges...
Machar, who has been under house arrest since March, was formally charged two weeks ago along with seven others over alleged links to a militia attack...
Last week, Lissu sought to have the charge dismissed, arguing that the charge sheet was flawed because it neither clearly specified the particulars of...
Machar faces multiple charges, including treason, crimes against humanity, murder, terrorism, and conspiracy, all linked to an alleged attack on a gov...
The SPLM/SPLA-IO described President Salva Kiir’s government as “a setup of dictatorship, peace spoilers and state capture that is holding power illeg...
President Tshisekedi must tread carefully, as Kabila’s remaining loyalists, though fewer in number, could grow bolder in challenging his leadership.
Lawyer Kato Tumusiime noted that Besigye and Lutale had issued “clear instructions” to their legal team not to participate in proceedings before Bagum...
His accusations came in the wake of a report submitted last week by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, which implicated Obama and other...
Principal Resident Magistrate Franco Kiswaga of the Kisutu Court in Dar es Salaam set the next hearing date for July 30, stating the trial could not p...
The case, filed by the Tanzanian government, has been adjourned twice, with the DPP yet to announce whether the government will pursue the levelled ch...
According to Tundu Lissu, investigators claim they found a supposed plan online, but no tangible proof has been submitted. He also argued that despite...
Tanzania's Permanent Representative, Dr Abdallah Possi, rubbished as "erroneous, misleading and misconstrued" a statement by UN-appointed experts.
Reports indicate that Lissu cited a lack of privacy and concerns over surveillance during consultations with his legal team as the reason for his requ...
Mwangi had earlier warned that his life was in danger after armed men, claiming to be police officers, showed up at his hotel room in Dar es Salaam on...
It was his first appearance since his arrest last month—an episode that has reignited tensions around political freedoms and state repression ahead of...
Karua said she had been held at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam since morning, with Tanzanian immigration officials withhold...
The EU Parliament similarly asked member states to engage Tanzanian officials and keep an eye on Lissu's trial.
Lissu, who was the runner-up in the 2020 presidential election, was charged with treason last week after allegedly urging the public to rebel and disr...
The country's attorney general took over the case from the police and dropped the charges after bringing forward the matter due to be heard in January...
Already on Monday, Nigeria charged 10 people with treason and conspiring to incite the military to mutiny.
