{"id":143566,"date":"2025-11-07T15:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T15:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/deadly-violence-against-protesters-after-disputed-election"},"modified":"2025-11-07T16:13:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:13:30","slug":"deadly-violence-against-protesters-after-disputed-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/deadly-violence-against-protesters-after-disputed-election","title":{"rendered":"Deadly Violence Against Protesters After Disputed Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>Videos and photos are surfacing that appear to document deadly violence against protesters following Tanzania&#8217;s disputed election of October 29. President Samia Suluhu Hassan claimed victory with 98 percent of the vote. The official outcome sparked widespread protests, during which government security forces killed hundreds of people, according to the opposition. DW\u2019s Sella Oneko went through the footage. A warning: this report contains content you may find disturbing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tanzania: Videos show deadly violence used against protesters following disputed election\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cBqU-CEyGrg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Tanzania<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. Videos and photos are surfacing that appear to document deadly violence against protesters following Tanzania&#8217;s disputed election of October 29. President Samia Suluhu Hassan claimed victory with 98 percent of the vote. The official outcome sparked widespread protests, during which government security forces killed hundreds of people, according to the opposition. 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