Tundu Lissu: After escaping the death penalty, what does his guilty verdict mean for Tanzania's democracy?

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Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been found guilty of incitement to unrest and faces four years in prison, after a treason trial that could have carried the death penalty. The case has renewed questions about political freedoms and the ability of dissident voices to be heard in Tanzania.

A treason trial could have meant death by hanging for Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu. Instead, he now faces four years in prison for incitement to unrest. Ban dissident voices truly be heard in the country?

World Politics Tanzania Tundu Lissu opposition treason trial political freedoms prison sentence

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