UN rights office alarmed by killings in Tanzania protests

Protest a day after Tanzania's general election at the Namanga One-Post Border crossing point between Kenya and Tanzania
Demonstrators react after Tanzanian riot police officers lobbed teargas canisters to disperse them during a protest a day after a general election marred by violent demonstrations over the exclusion of two leading opposition candidates at the Namanga One-Post Border crossing point between Kenya and Tanzania, as seen from Namanga, Kenya October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo
Source: REUTERS

The U.N. human rights office said on Friday it has received reports that at least 10 people have been killed by security forces during protests following a general election earlier this week.

"We are alarmed by the deaths and injuries that have occurred in the ongoing election-related protests in Tanzania. Reports we have received indicate that at least 10 people were killed," U.N. human rights spokesperson Seif Magango told Geneva reporters, citing "credible sources" in the country.

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