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Lissu’s Testimony: Political Persecution or Treason | Tanzania News
Tundu Lissu, CHADEMA chairperson, delivered a powerful day-long testimony painting his treason trial as politically motivated persecution rooted in decades of activism for democracy, electoral reform, and justice. From his student days in 1988 to his return from the UK, he chronicled relentless clashes with authorities over land rights, environmental protections, and fair elections — all met with repeated criminal charges. He defended his April 2025 speech as a sober analysis of Tanzania’s flawed electoral system, not incitement, and linked it to CHADEMA’s “No Reforms, No Election” campaign…
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