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Protests mount as activists seek answers on Mwangi's detention

Activist Njeri Mwangi and members of the Kongamano La Mapinduzi call on the Tanzanian government to release Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan lawyer Agather Atuhaire, in Nairobi, on May 20, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

The fate of Boniface Mwangi, a human rights activist, remains unknown days after he was arrested in Tanzania, as pressure mounts on Tanzanian authorities to disclose his whereabouts.

Mwangi and Ugandan journalist and activist Agatha Atuhaire were seized from their hotel room at the Serena Hotel in Dar es Salaam on Monday, in what human rights defenders are calling a flagrant violation of regional human rights protocols.

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