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Added:C. whereas on 10 April 2025, Lissu was charged with treason, along with three offences of publication of false information under cybercrime laws; whereas treason in Tanzania carries a potential death sentence; whereas the EU is unequivocally opposed to the death penalty under all circumstances;

Removed:C. whereas Amnesty International documented that on 24 April 2025 police beat up and arrested dozens of people who tried to access the court of Lissu’s case hearing, reportedly leading to the death of one person;

Added:D. whereas shortly after Lissu’s arrest, Chadema was disqualified from the October 2025 presidential and parliamentary elections, based on the party’s refusal to sign an electoral code of conduct;

Removed:D. whereas Tanzania is slated to have parliamentary elections in October 2025; whereas the ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi has retained power for over 60 years;

Added:E. whereas ahead of the November 2024 local elections, Tanzania’s Government impeded opposition meetings, arbitrarily arrested hundreds of opposition supporters, imposed restrictions on social media access and banned independent media; whereas thousands of opposition candidates were disqualified from participating; whereas at least four government critics were forcibly disappeared and one Chadema official was abducted and brutally killed;

Removed:E. whereas Tanzania’s ranking in Freedom Houses’ Freedom index was downgraded in 2025 from “partly free” to “not free”; whereas in 2024 UN human rights experts have called on Tanzania to end the ongoing and escalating pattern of human rights violations against opposition political party members, civil society organizations, journalists, Indigenous Peoples and human rights defenders;

Added:F. whereas Tanzania’s ranking in Freedom House’s freedom report was downgraded in 2025 to ‘not free’;

Removed:1. Calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Tundu Lissu and urges the Tanzanian government to end all arbitrary arrests and attacks against opposition leaders and government critics ahead of the October 2025 general elections;

Added:1. Condemns the arrest of Lissu and expresses grave concern over the charges against him, which appear to be politically motivated and carry the risk of capital punishment; calls on the Tanzanian Government to immediately and unconditionally release him, ensuring his safety and his right to a fair trial and legal representation;

Removed:2. Calls for a thorough, independent, and impartial investigation into the recent disappearances of government critics and opposition supporters as well as any other allegations of police abuse and misconduct, to ensure that those responsible are to be brought to justice in fair trials without recourse to the death penalty;

Added:2. Urges the Tanzanian authorities to end the escalating crackdown, arbitrary arrests, violence, attacks and harassment against opposition members, human rights defenders, indigenous peoples, LGBTIQ+ activists, journalists and civil society organisations, and to independently investigate police abuses and enforced disappearances, to uphold the rule of law, freedom of expression, press, media and association, and judicial independence, to bring Tanzania’s cybercrime and media laws in line with international human rights law, to respect the rights of political parties and to ensure free and fair elections;

Removed:3. Expresses its concerns regarding human rights violations by law enforcement officials, including frequent allegations of unlawful use of force and other human rights violations in the policing of political assemblies; stresses the universality of the freedom of assembly and expression, and urges the Tanzanian authorities to cease the crackdown on peaceful gatherings and the repression of non-governmental organizations; condemns attacks against journalists and human rights defenders in the country and call for an end to any state-sponsored violence against them;

Added:3. Calls on the Tanzanian authorities to reinstate Chadema’s full participation in the October 2025 elections and to engage with all political parties in transparent and inclusive dialogue on electoral reform, in consultation with civil society groups and other stakeholders;

Removed:4. Urges Tanzania to establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty and commuting all death sentences;

Added:4. Calls for the EU and its Member States to critically engage with the Tanzanian authorities regarding Lissu’s case and to closely monitor the trial; urges them to consider appropriate measures if the human rights situation continues to deteriorate; urges Tanzania to abolish the death penalty and commute all death sentences;

Removed:5. Calls on the EU and Member States to step up engagement with the Tanzanian authorities on Lissu’s case and on the other urgent human rights concerns listed above, including in the context of further EU investments in the country; calls on EU and Member States’ delegations to ensure trial observation in the case of Lissu and all others arbitrarily detained;

Added:5. Reiterates the need for the EU to ensure that its development cooperation with Tanzania, including the Global Gateway initiative, is consistent with the promotion of human rights, freedom of expression and fair trial standards;