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'Execution-style killings' in Tanzania election crackdown: report

Tanzanian police officers detain a man accused by electoral officials of attempting to taint the voting process at a polling station in Stone Town on October 29, 2025, during Tanzania’s presidential elections. [AFP]

Tanzanian security forces fired on fleeing protesters and carried out "execution-style killings" during election unrest last year, according to a report released Monday that verified online images alongside drone and satellite footage.

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