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Tundu Lissu: After escaping the death penalty, what does his guilty verdict mean for Tanzania's democracy?
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A treason trial could have meant death by hanging for Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu. Instead, he now faces four years in prison for incitement to unrest. Ban dissident voices truly be heard in the country?
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Background: Tundu Lissu
Tundu Antiphas Mughwai Lissu is a Tanzanian lawyer, CHADEMA politician, anti-corruption activist and former Member of Parliament for Singida East constituency between 2010 and 2020. He is the current chairman of CHADEMA, Tanzania's leading opposition political party.3
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