Crossing the dusty plains, draped in red and black cloth with a stick in hand to control unruly cattle, Maasai men continue to leave the village in search of jobs, while women are left to fight for their land. A…
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2013 In Review: Tanzania’s Loliondo Land Dispute Is Far From Over
Tagged with: Arusha, CCM, Dodoma, game controlled area, Jakaya Kikwete, Khamis Kagasheki, land dispute, Loliondo, maasai, Mareitwei Nguyu, natural resources, Ngorongoro, OBC, parliament, Pastoral Women's Council, Serengeti, tanzania, tourism, Ujamaa Community Resource Team, wildlife
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#RightsMedia doc: #Tanzania ‘s #renegade #opposition MP
Part 3: Godbless Lema was elected to parliament in Tanzania to represent the constituency of Arusha-Urban. Since his 2010 election, Lema has been arrested and charged several times by police, making him unable to fulfill his mandate. As an elected…
Tagged with: #RightsMedia, Africa, Arusha, CCM, Chadema, corruption, documentary, Godbless Lema, inaction, interview, member of parliament, MP, opposition party, renegade, tanzania
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#RightsMedia doc: #Tanzania ‘s #burgeoning #youth #opposition
Part 2: 27-year-old Nanyaro Ephata is a Chadema (political opposition party in Tanzania) youth leader based in Arusha. He organizes party youth to rally behind elected members of parliament when they visit the region to speak. Ephata accuses the governing…
Tagged with: #RightsMedia, Africa, Arusha, CCM, Chadema, Chadema youth, government, human rights, June 15 bombing, Kaloleni, Nanyaro Ephata, opposition rally, organizer, politics, Soweto, tanzania, youth
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#RightsMedia doc: The #rise of #Tanzania ‘s #opposition #Chadema party
Part 1: Chadema (Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo – Party for Democracy and Progress) is the political opposition in Tanzania’s parliament. A bombing at a Chadema rally in Arusha on June 15, 2013, the day before a by-election, caused four…
Tagged with: #RightsMedia, Arusha, bombings, by-election, CCM, Chadema, Godbless Lema, human rights, James Ole Milya, June 30, Law, MPs, politics, protests, rally, rise of Chadema, Soweto grounds, tanzania
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#RightsMedia story: Tanzanian youth rising
ARUSHA, Tanzania — Despite statements made by the Tanzanian government to discredit the opposition and blame unemployed “idle youths” or “rioters” for actions taken against the state, the governing CCM party’s public relations campaign seems doomed to fail. The CCM (Chama…
Tagged with: #RightsMedia, anti-poverty, Arusha, Bayaye, CCM, Chadema, CUF, Human development index, Jakaya Kikwete, Mtwara, opposition parties, politics, regionalism, regions, Ryszard Kaupuscinski, street crowds, tanzania, UNDP, unemployment, youth
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