Tanzania's jailed Opposition leader Tundu Lissu plans hunger strike over denied legal access

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Jailed Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu says he plans to begin a hunger strike over being denied access to legal counsel. He faces a treason charge that could carry the death penalty and previously survived an assassination attempt in 2017.

Tundu Lissu, who survived being shot 16 times in a 2017 assassination attempt, faces a treason charge carrying a possible death sentence