Activist Idrisa Makishe attacked, attackers splash acid on face

Activist Idrisa Makishe suffered a brutal attack in Kilimanjaro Region, northeastern Tanzania, last night after unknown assailants threw acid in his face and struck him with multiple crude weapons.

This incident is part of a larger pattern of violence against dissenters in Tanzania, where President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s critics face intimidation and harassment.