# Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu sentenced to four years in prison

https://mins.news/en/item/132310

- DW, 2026-11-06 12:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/tanzania-opposition-leader-tundu-lissu-jailed-for-four-years/a-79875248?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Tundu Lissu, leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party, was sentenced to four years in prison for incitement to unrest after being cleared of treason. He condemned the conviction, saying incitement was not among the charges he faced.

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