"As we speak, the figure for deaths in Dar [es Salaam] is around 350 and for Mwanza it is 200-plus. Added to figures from other places around the country, the overall figure is around 700, he said. He added that the toll could be much higher because killings could be happening during a night-time curfew that was imposed from Wednesday."
"Kitoka said Chadema's numbers had been gathered by a network of party members going to hospitals and health clinics and counting dead bodies. He demanded that the government stop killing our protesters and called for a transitional government to pave the way for free and fair elections. Stop police brutality. Respect the will of the people which is electoral justice, Kitoka said."
"People hold rubber bullets and teargas canisters after a post-election protest. Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters Tanzanians went to the polls on Wednesday in an election in which President Samia Suluhu Hassan was expected to strengthen her grip on the country amid rapidly intensifying repression and the exclusion of key opponents from the presidential contest. In April, Tundu Lissu, the vice-chair of Chadema, was arrested and charged with treason and cybercrime offences."
About 700 people have been reported killed during three days of post-election protests in Tanzania after key presidential candidates were excluded. Opposition party Chadema spokesperson John Kitoka reported roughly 350 deaths in Dar es Salaam and over 200 in Mwanza, with nationwide totals around 700 and potential for higher figures during a night-time curfew. A security source reported 500–800 deaths, while Amnesty International reported at least 100. Chadema said party members counted bodies at hospitals and clinics. Chadema demanded an end to killings, a transitional government, and electoral justice. The election occurred amid intensified repression and the arrest of opposition figure Tundu Lissu.
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