🔗 Share this article Roughly 700 Supposedly Slain in Tanzanian Poll Unrest, Opposition Announces Based on the main opposition group, around 700 people have purportedly lost their lives during a three-day period of poll-related demonstrations in Tanzania. Unrest Starts on Voting Day Unrest broke out on Wednesday over what activists called the stifling of the opposition after the removal of key candidates from the election contest. Death Numbers Reported A opposition spokesperson declared that hundreds of people had been killed since the protests started. "As we speak, the number of deaths in the port city is approximately 350 and for another city it is 200-plus. Including figures from elsewhere across the country, the overall number is around 700," the spokesperson stated. He mentioned that the number could be significantly greater because killings might be occurring during a nighttime restriction that was enforced from election day. Other Reports A official insider supposedly stated there had been reports of over 500 dead, "possibly 700-800 in the nationwide." Amnesty International reported it had obtained data that at least 100 civilians had been killed. Rival groups asserted their estimates had been collected by a team of party members going to medical facilities and health clinics and "documenting fatalities." Appeals for Intervention The opposition demanded the administration to "stop targeting our demonstrators" and requested a interim government to enable democratic elections. "Stop violence. Respect the will of the citizens which is fair elections," the official declared. Authorities Response Officials responded by enforcing a curfew. Online restrictions were also observed, with global monitors indicating it was across the nation. On Thursday, the military leader condemned the violence and labeled the demonstrators "criminals". The official said security forces would attempt to manage the crisis. Global Reaction United Nations human rights office stated it was "deeply concerned" by the fatalities and harm in the unrest, mentioning it had gathered information that a minimum of 10 civilians had been killed by law enforcement. The organization stated it had received trustworthy information of deaths in the port city, in a northwestern region and an eastern area, with officials using gunfire and chemical irritants to scatter crowds. Legal View A civil rights attorney remarked it was "unacceptable" for security agencies to resort to arms, noting that the nation's leader "ought to cease using the police against the people." "She should listen to the public. The mood of the country is that there was no fair vote … We cannot vote for one candidate," the lawyer stated.