Amnesty: Tanzania ‘must end arbitrary arrests of opposition leaders’
14 October 2020 |
9:01 am
Tanzanian authorities have intensified a clampdown on opposition parties and media organizations ahead of nationwide voting on October 28, according to a new report by Amnesty International.
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