Human Rights campaigners in Tanzania say the government targets opponents ahead of local elections in December and a national vote in 2025.

The comments follow an incident where unidentified people abducted, beat and seriously injured a senior Tanzanian opposition party official, Aisha Machano, before dumping her in a forest.  

Machano is the second senior opposition official to be abducted and tortured within two months.

The first one was, Ali Kibao, a member of CHADEMA's secretariat, who was kidnapped from a bus by armed men early while travelling from Dar es Salaam to the coastal city of Tanga.

Lulu Gaboo spoke to Amnesty International Regional Researcher for Tanzania, Roland Ebole.

Human Rights campaigners in Tanzania say the government targets opponents ahead of local elections in December and a national vote in 2025.
The comments follow an incident where unidentified people abducted, beat and seriously injured a senior Tanzanian opposition party official, Aisha Machano, before dumping her in a forest.  
Machano is the second senior opposition official to be abducted and tortured within two months.
The first one was, Ali Kibao, a member of CHADEMA's secretariat, who was kidnapped from a bus by armed men early while travelling from Dar es Salaam to the coastal city of Tanga.
Lulu Gaboo spoke to Amnesty International Regional Researcher for Tanzania, Roland Ebole.

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