Tanzania: Detained critics of UAE port deal must be immediately and unconditionally released.

By Amnesty International

The Tanzanian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Willibrod Slaa, former parliamentarian and Tanzanian Ambassador to Sweden, Boniface Mwabukusi, a lawyer and activist, and Mdude Nyagali, a political activist, all of whom were arrested between 12 and 13 August simply for criticizing a port deal between Tanzania and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Amnesty International […] The post Tanzania: Detained critics of UAE port deal must be immediately and unconditionally released. appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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