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Tanzania Frees Opposition Leaders Amid Crackdown on Protests

HeadlineAug 15, 2024

In Tanzania, senior opposition leaders have been freed on bail after their arrest alongside more than 500 young activists who were barred on Monday from staging a rally marking International Youth Day. Among those detained in the crackdown was Freeman Mbowe, a presidential candidate and leader of the Tanzanian opposition party Chadema. Earlier this year, Tanzania’s President Samia Hassan lifted a ban on opposition gatherings that had been in place since 2016, but on Monday authorities said they would not allow protests to continue, citing weeks of youth-led anti-government demonstrations in neighboring Kenya.

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