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“Tanzania's jailed Opposition leader Tundu Lissu will begin a hunger strike on Monday (October 26, 2026) to protest prison authorities' alleged refusal to allow court-ordered private consultations with his lawyers,” his lawyer said on Saturday (October 24, 2026).
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lawyer → jail → Saturday
Mr. Lissu, who survived being shot 16 times in a 2017 assassination attempt, faces a treason charge carrying a possible death sentence.
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who → survive → sentence
The leader of Chadema, Tanzania's main Opposition party, has been detained for more than 18 months, with a final judgment scheduled for November 6.
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judgment → detain → November
The lawyer, Rugemeleza Nshala, said Mr. Lissu told him of the planned strike during a meeting in prison.
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Lissu → say → prison
Speaking to journalists in Dar es Salaam, Mr. Nshala said he warned Mr. Lissu about the implications for his health because he relies on medication.
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he → speak → medication
Mr. Nshala said Lissu was prepared to stop taking his medication.
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Lissu → say → medication
“I am ready to face the consequences, but I will fight for the rule of law,” Mr. Nshala quoted him as saying.
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Nshala → face → him
Mr. Nshala said authorities had denied private consultations despite a court order and, on some occasions, barred access to Mr. Lissu altogether.
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authorities → say → Lissu
“Lissu questioned why court decisions keeping him in custody were enforced while an order protecting his access to lawyers was allegedly disregarded,” Mr. Nshala said.
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Nshala → question → lawyers
Prison authorities, police and the government had issued no public statements on the planned hunger strike.
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authorities → issue → strike
Treason charge followed calls for electoral reform
Mr. Lissu was arrested April 9, 2025, after addressing a rally calling for electoral reforms ahead of that year's general election.
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Lissu → follow → election
He was charged with treason the following day.
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He → charge → treason
He has spent periods in exile since the assassination attempt, citing threats to his life.
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He → spend → life
In May 2025, he went on hunger strike to protest being required to appear in court remotely rather than in person.
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he → go → person
Presidential candidates from Tanzania's two main Opposition parties were barred from contesting the October 2025 election, which triggered protests and deadly violence.
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which → bar → protests
Inquiry found hundreds died in election violence
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hundreds → find → violence
An inquiry into the election violence found in April that at least 518 people died.
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people → find → April
Mohamed Chande Othman, who chaired the inquiry, said the toll was likely higher because some families buried relatives without taking their bodies to morgues.
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families → chair → morgues
The United Nations had earlier called for an investigation into the killings and reports that police removed bodies from mortuaries to undisclosed locations.
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police → call → locations
Chadema put the death toll at about 2,000, a figure the U.N. said it could not verify amid insecurity and an internet shutdown during the election period.
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it → put → period
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