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Tanzania still haunted by deadly election violence one year on

One year after Tanzania’s disputed election, the scars of deadly violence remain. Critics still live in fear of abductions and arrests, while opposition supporters continue to face intimidation.

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00:00One year after Tanzania's disputed election, the scars of deadly violence remain.
00:06Critics still live in fear of abductions and arrests, while opposition supporters continue
00:12to face intimidation.
00:13President Samia Suluhu Hassan's landslide victory with 98% of the vote sparked protests
00:19that security forces violently crushed.
00:24The situation was very bad.
00:26Many people died.
00:27It was truly a terrifying incident.
00:30I'll never forget seeing someone being shot right in front of me.
00:37The death toll remains disputed.
00:39Rights groups and opposition figures say thousands were killed, while a government-appointed commission
00:44puts the figure at 518.
00:53Everything had come to a standstill.
00:55As he was standing there, a car appeared that, let's say, had several people inside.
01:00You know, I told him to run, and he was trying to run.
01:04He was shot in the neck.
01:05Several people died.
01:11Meanwhile, international pressure is mounting, with the U.S.
01:16ambassador warning that the killings in Tanzania will not be swept under the rug.
01:25And aggressively, it is one of its rank and stylish for a 활.

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