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Tanzania's Lissu Nominated for Freedom Prize | Tanzania News
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, a fearless lawyer and former MP turned presidential hopeful, has been nominated for the EU’s top human rights prize — the Sakharov Prize — for his unwavering fight for democracy despite deadly threats, treason charges, and political exclusion. Surviving an assassination attempt in 2017, he returned to Tanzania to lead CHADEMA, the country’s main opposition party, amid growing restrictions on dissent. The European People’s Party Group sees him as a global symbol of courage in defending freedom and pluralism — and their nomination signals Europe’s…
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