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Amnesty International: Opposition Politicians Fleeing Tanzania

Mohammed Yusuf

   NAIROBI - Human rights group Amnesty International is calling on the
   Kenyan government not to deport a Tanzanian opposition politician who
   fled his country for fear of persecution. Godbless Lema, a former
   lawmaker in Tanzania's'¯Chadema party, left for Kenya after being
   briefly detained following his loss in controversial'¯ October
   elections.

   It has been less than a week since Tanzanian President John Magufuli
   was sworn in for a second term in office, and opposition politicians
   are leaving the country in fear.

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