# Jailed Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu ends brief hunger strike

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-27 20:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/27/tanzanias-jailed-opposition-leader-tundu-lissu-ends-brief-hunger-strike?traffic_source=rss

> Tundu Lissu ended a brief hunger strike after prison authorities permitted a private meeting with his lawyers, his lawyer said. Lissu, who faces a treason charge that carries a possible death sentence, had stopped eating after lawyers were denied access to him.