{
  "id": 18519397,
  "title": "Karua demands Lissu’s immediate release after Tanzania court acquits him of treason",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/karua-demands-lissus-immediate-release-after-tanzania-court-acquits",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T15:24:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/karua-demands-lissus-immediate-release-after-tanzania-court-acquits-him-of-treason"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has demanded the immediate release of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu after a High Court acquitted him of treason but sentenced him to four years in prison for incitement. Karua issued the demand on Friday, November 6, 2026, hours after a three-judge panel at the High Court in […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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": "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-06T12:19:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}