1/ HRF condemns the abduction and forcible disappearance since Oct. 6 of Tanzanian regime critic Humphrey Polepole, amid ongoing repression against critics of President Samia Suluhu Hassan ahead of Oct. 29 elections.

2/ Unknown assaillants suspected to be Tanzanian security agents forcefully seized Polepole, a former diplomat, from his home in Dar es Salaam in the early hours of Oct. 6. Family members found the home ransacked, signs of forced entry and a trail of bloodstains from the sitting room to the gate. Police say they have opened an investigation. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgryqv4020o

3/ Polepole, a member of the ruling CCM, resigned as Tanzanian ambassador to Cuba in July and has since railed against President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s legitimacy as the party’s presidential candidate, and accused her of authoritarianism and corruption. https://www.theafricareport.com/389592/tanzania-samia-strips-polepole-of-diplomatic-status-amid-widening-ccm-rift/