Kenya sent angry letters to Tanzania about activist Boniface Mwangi's imprisonment. The Kenyan government wants to visit Mwangi or have him freed immediately. Tanzania broke international law when it refused to tell Kenya where Mwangi was being held. Officials from Kenya say Tanzania must follow the Vienna Convention rules that both countries signed. The letter demands that Tanzania give Kenya access to its citizens immediately.
Mwangi traveled to Tanzania with Ugandan reporter Agather Atuhaire to support opposition leader Tundu Lissu at his court hearing. Police arrested both activists and refused to say where they were keeping them. Early reports claimed both people were sent back to their home countries, but activists say they remain behind bars. Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan told other countries to stop interfering with Tanzania's business.
East African rights groups plan protests outside Tanzanian offices if the activists stay locked up. The arrests show that Tanzania cracks down harder on people who speak against the government. Lissu faces charges for criticizing officials, and many see his trial as a test of freedom. Tanzania officials have not answered Kenya's letters about Mwangi.
Mwangi traveled to Tanzania with Ugandan reporter Agather Atuhaire to support opposition leader Tundu Lissu at his court hearing. Police arrested both activists and refused to say where they were keeping them. Early reports claimed both people were sent back to their home countries, but activists say they remain behind bars. Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan told other countries to stop interfering with Tanzania's business.
East African rights groups plan protests outside Tanzanian offices if the activists stay locked up. The arrests show that Tanzania cracks down harder on people who speak against the government. Lissu faces charges for criticizing officials, and many see his trial as a test of freedom. Tanzania officials have not answered Kenya's letters about Mwangi.
