More than 500 people killed in Tanzania election violence, inquiry finds
Opposition parties accused security forces but the official report does not say who was responsible.
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"The commission has told us that all the violence was planned coordinated, financed and executed by people who were trained and given equipment for committing crimes."
— Samia Suluhu Hassan , Politician
"The number of deaths was likely to be higher, because some families buried their loved ones without taking their bodies to morgues."
— Mohamed Chande Othman , Other
"The commission’s findings will guide constitutional amendments and promised the establishment of a reconciliation commission."
— Samia Suluhu Hassan , Politician
"Most of the deaths were unnatural, but legal classification is a matter for the courts."
— Mohamed Chande Othman , Other
"Othman said the report was based on extensive medical and forensic investigations, including interviews with 80 doctors and specialists, postmortem examinations, and hospital records nationwide."
— Mohamed Chande Othman , Other
"It's all a cover-up, actually. Like many other statements that the president has made, the report is all designed to whitewash the regime's crimes."
— John Kitoka , Politician
"The toll of 518 was 'not final and conclusive'."
— Mohamed Chande Othman , Other
Key People
John Kitoka is the head of foreign affairs for the Chadema opposition party in Tanzania.
Mohamed Chande Othman is the chairman of the commission of inquiry investigating the election violence in Tanzania.
She is the President of Tanzania accused of suppressing opposition.
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Opposition parties accused security forces but the official report does not say who was responsible.
A commission in Tanzania formed to investigate postelection violence reports that at least 518 people died after the October vote, with thousands injured, including over 800 with gunshot wounds. The commission did not assign responsibility for the deaths and recommended further investigations.
A Commission of Inquiry into the post-election violence of October 2025 confirmed that 518 people lost their lives during the unrest, with the majority succumbing to gunshot wounds. The report is based on extensive medical and forensic investigations.
At least 518 people died in Tanzania after the unrest that followed last year’s general elections, a government-appointed commission of inquiry has reported. The commission did not establish who was responsible for the deaths and recommended further investigations.
Tanzania's electoral violence last year left at least 518 dead, a government-appointed commission said Thursday, giving a figure far below opposition estimates and failing to say who was responsible. The commission did not assign responsibility for the deaths and recommended further investigations.
A Commission of Inquiry into the post-election violence of October 29, 2025, has established that 518 people lost their lives during the unrest, the majority of them from gunshot wounds. The report is based on extensive medical and forensic investigations.
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