Question follow-through · 56232
Tanzania: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government of Tanzania on the arrest of (a) opposition leader Tundu Lissu and (b) foreign nationals involved in supporting demo
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 2 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 5 Jun 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government of Tanzania on the arrest of (a) opposition leader Tundu Lissu and (b) foreign nationals involved in supporting demo
5 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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5 Jun 2025
Answer published
Our High Commission in Dar es Salaam regularly discusses issues of governance with the Government of Tanzania and has raised the case of opposition leader Tundu Lissu at senior levels, as well as the recent case of foreign national activists in Tanzania. ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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