kidnappings

Tanzania is in the spotlight over alleged kidnappings of critics of the government. According to human rights activists, those kidnapped are tortured and even killed. One of those abducted in the recent past was Mdude Nyagali, an opposition activist. According to AFP, he was snatched by four gunmen and seriously beaten, just hours after he branded […]

Some turn up dead or injured. Others are never heard of again: A wave of kidnappings in Tanzania that appears to target critics of the government has set the nation on edge. In May, high-profile dissident Mdude Nyagali was snatched by four gunmen after leaving work, and was dumped, seriously beaten, in a village two […]