Tanzanians raise £100,000 to support opposition politicians convicted for holding rally

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Tanzanian Opposition Leader Charged With Holding Illegal Rally
AllAfrica.com
A Tanzanian court on Wednesday (January 28th) charged an opposition party leader with holding a political rally without a permit, AFP reported. Police arrested Civil United Front (CUF) national chairperson Ibrahim Lipumba, along with 30 other party ...
Home Affairs minister, Mathias ChikaweIPPmedia
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More than 100,000 people have attended a rally for the ANC in Johannesburg ahead of Wednesday's elections.

More than 100 members of Parliament allied to the Jubilee Alliance are expected to attend a meeting at Ruiru Stadium, Kiambu County, to pray for Deputy President William Ruto and former broadcaster Joshua Sang over their cases at the International Criminal Court. The meeting has been organised by the lawmakers, church leaders and gospel artistes from the region.

Several explosions and gunfire hit an opposition rally in southern Nigeria ahead of next month's elections, reports say.

Tanzanians Urged to Avoid Dirty Politicians
AllAfrica.com
As the country nears general election, Tanzanians have been urged to be extra careful with politicians applying dirty politics especially voter cards buying strategy. They have been advised to shun candidates applying the technique, as it denies them ...

Daily Mail
Tanzanian police arrest leading opposition figure at rally
Daily Mail
DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Tanzanian police arrested a senior opposition figure and 32 supporters, officials said on Wednesday, at an allegedly illegal rally where police used tear gas to scatter demonstrators. Tanzania is due to hold a referendum ...
Tanzanian opposition chief charged with organising protestPeninsula On-line
Tanzanian opposition to boycott constitution voteJournal of Turkish Weekly
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Police yesterday placed Rukungiri Town, the home of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party presidential flag bearer, Dr Kizza Besigye, under a security lockdown and blocked a planned rally the Opposition politician was to address.

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Zanzibar police ban opposition rally, cites terror threat
Turkish Press
DODOMA – Police in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, on Saturday banned a public rally by the opposition against the draft constitution, citing terrorist threats. "We don't have problems with opposition here," Zanzibar police spokesperson ...
Deputy Minister for Finance, Mwigulu NchembaIPPmedia
UKAWA meeting cancelled in ZanzibarDaily News
Tanzania opposition quits constitution-drafting...

Three opposition politicians meet President Magufuli separately at Statehouse  The Citizen Daily