Tanzania: Police Brutality & Election Unrest Dey Stain Global Image

CNN investigation reveal say, police for Tanzania use deadly force against protesters afta disputed presidential election. Dis dey stain di country ein global image, as President Samia Suluhu Hassan admit.

Videos wey dem geolocate, audio analysis of gunshots, den eye-witness accounts dey document di brutality wey dem unleash on young demonstrators afta di re-election of President Samia Suluhu Hassan. She claim say she win wit 98% of di vote on October 29, afta she bar ein chief rivals from di presidential race.

Evidence of Mass Graves

Videos wey CNN verify dey support witness reports about di deadly toll of di post-election crackdown, dey show say morgues dey overflow wit bodies. Satellite images den videos dey show say dem disturb soil recently, wey dey consistent wit reports of mass graves for di Kondo cemetery, north of Dar es Salaam. Human rights groups den witnesses talk say dem bury di bodies of protesters wey dem kill for di past few weeks dey der.

President Dey Announce Investigation

President Samia Suluhu Hassan announce investigation into di unrest. She warn say di violence fit set di country back. She talk say Tanzania dey depend on loans from international creditors, but wetin happen dey erode di country ein global credibility.

Opposition Denounce Election

Di opposition, wey dem bar from contesting, denounce di election as mockery of democracy. Lazarus Chakwera, Malawi ein former president den di Commonwealth envoy, dey arrive for Tanzania to lead reconciliation efforts between di two sides.

  • Hundreds fit die as security forces crush di protests under cover of five-day internet blackout afta di October 29 elections.
  • Gruesome images den videos of dead Tanzanians dey circulate online.
  • At least 240 people dem charge wit treason afta di protests.

President Samia urge prosecutors to consider reducing or dropping charges for detained individuals wey no dey directly involved for di protests. Di unrest don shatter Tanzania ein image of calm den order.

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