{
  "id": 18499487,
  "title": "Tanzania: Opposition leader Tundu Lissu jailed for four years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/tanzania-opposition-leader-tundu-lissu-jailed-for-four-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T12:19:00.000Z",
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been sentenced to four years in prison after being cleared of treason. Lissu condemned his conviction for incitement, which had not been among the charges he faced.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
        "title": "Not guilty! Tundu Lissu avoids death penalty in treason trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/not-guilty-tundu-lissu-avoids-death-penalty-in-treason-trial",
        "published": "2026-11-06T11:02:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Tanzania court sentences Tundu Lissu as treason case takes new turn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/tanzania-court-sentences-tundu-lissu-as-treason-case-takes-new-turn",
        "published": "2026-11-06T11:35:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Tanzania court jails opposition leader for incitement, lifts treason charge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/tanzania-court-jails-opposition-leader-for-incitement-lifts-treason",
        "published": "2026-11-06T11:56:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Tanzania opposition leader Lissu sentenced to 4 years for incitement, acquitted of treason",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/tanzania-opposition-leader-lissu-sentenced-to-4-years-for-incitement",
        "published": "2026-11-06T12:08:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "Tanzania opposition leader Lissu cleared of treason but jailed for incitement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/tanzania-opposition-leader-lissu-cleared-of-treason-but-jailed-for",
        "published": "2026-11-06T12:15:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}