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For a year now, Tanzania's main opposition Chadema party and human rights groups have been calling on the authorities to release Tundu Lissu.
The party leader and one-time presidential hopeful is on trial for treason following his arrest at a rally in the runup to the October 2025 general election.
What does Lissu's ongoing detention say about democracy and human rights in Tanzania?
On this episode of AfricaLink, Eddy Micah Jr. speaks with Shukuru Paul, a human rights lawyer and governance expert, and DW’s Doto Bullendu in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.