Tanzania Elections 2015: Christians Banned From Voting By Church, Report Says

International Business Times
Tanzania Elections 2015: Christians Banned From Voting By Church, Report Says
International Business Times
Faithfuls attend the Sunday church service at the Evangelistic Assemblies of God on November 23, 2013, in Zanzibar off the coast of Tanzania. Nichole Sobecki/AFP/Getty Images. Thousands of Christians in Tanzania were apparently banned from voting in ...
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International Business Times

12 Aug

Tanzania Elections 2015: Christians Banned From Voting By Church

International Business Times
Tanzania Elections 2015: Christians Banned From Voting By Church
International Business Times
Faithfuls attend the Sunday church service at the Evangelistic Assemblies of God on Nov. 23, 2013, in Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania. Nichole Sobecki/AFP/Getty Images. Thousands of Christians in Tanzania reportedly have been banned from voting in ...
Church Prohibits Followers From VotingAllAfrica.com

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9 years ago

Flemingsburg Gazette

26 Oct

Voting starts in tight Tanzania general elections

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Voting starts in tight Tanzania general elections
Flemingsburg Gazette
Other candidates for the presidential seat are Anna Mghwira of Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT), Hashim Rugwe of Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (CHAUMMA), Lutalosa Yembe of Alliance for Democratic Change (ADC), Janken Malik of ...
Only female candidate in Tanzania poll has soft spot for children, refugeesThe Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)

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The Independent

09 Dec

Scores of Zanzibar women forcibly divorced for voting in Tanzania elections

The Independent
Scores of Zanzibar women forcibly divorced for voting in Tanzania elections
The Independent
Up to 50 women in Zanzibar have been divorced for taking part in the recent Tanzanian elections against the will of their husbands, according to lawyers and women's rights campaigners. Mzuri Issa, coordinator of the Tanzania Media Women's Association ...
Women in Zanzibar divorced for voting in elections, suffrage the first battle ...Firstpost
Scores of women 'divorced or abandoned' for...

 

9 years ago

The Guardian

25 Oct

Tanzania elections: voting opens in tightest race in country's history

The Guardian
Tanzania elections: voting opens in tightest race in country's history
The Guardian
Supporters of Edward Lowassa, who defected to the opposition Chadema, attend a rally in Dar es Salaam ahead of Sunday's presidential and parliamentary elections in the east African country. Photograph: Khalfan Said/AP. Agence France-Presse in Dar es ...
Tanzanians decideIPPmedia
Tanzania votes in tight presidential and general electionsgulfnews.com
Tanzania Votes in Closely Contested ElectionWall...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

11 Aug

Church prohibits followers from voting

Church prohibits followers from voting
Daily News
MORE than 4,000 Watch Tower Church followers will not vote in the October 25 general election allegedly because it is against their religious beliefs. The Watch Tower Church is located at Kitika area, Kasanga village, along the shores of Lake ...

 

9 years ago

IPPmedia

20 Dec

Masasi, Ludewa voting today in by-elections

Masasi, Ludewa voting today in by-elections
IPPmedia
Residents of Masasi Urban and Ludewa constituencies will today cast their votes for candidates of a parliamentary seat, following the cancellation of the parliamentary poll for two constituencies by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) during the ...

 

9 years ago

BBC

30 Dec

Voting due to begin in CAR elections

The Central African Republic is voting in delayed elections aimed at restoring stable government after years of turmoil.

 

9 years ago

The Guardian

08 Dec

Scores of women 'divorced or abandoned' for voting in Tanzanian elections

The Guardian
Scores of women 'divorced or abandoned' for voting in Tanzanian elections
The Guardian
Many women did not take part in the election for fear of being abandoned by their husbands, according to activists. Photograph: Daniel Hayduk/AFP/Getty Images. Reuters. Monday 7 December 2015 22.46 EST Last modified on Monday 7 December 2015 ...
Over 50 women divorced over Tanzania polls- lawyersCitizen TV (press release)
Tanzanian lawyers say up to 50 women divorced for defying husbands in...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

27 Jul

Civic education to impart knowledge on importance of voting in elections

Civic education to impart knowledge on importance of voting in elections
IPPmedia
Provision of civic education in Tanzania is, basically, aimed at imparting knowledge on the necessity of voting and selecting leadership of one's choice. Unfortunately, however, no serious strides have been made by the government in this regard. As if ...

 

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