France, Dec. 20 -- The findings relate to demonstrations that swept parts of Tanzania following the presidential election on 29 October.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan won a second term with 98 percent of the vote, but opposition parties rejected the results, as her main challengers had been either imprisoned or barred from running, and widespread unrest broke out.

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According to the report published by Amnesty International on Friday, Tanzanian security forces carried out a brutal and systematic crackdown on post-election protests, using live ammunition against demonstrators.

Amnesty says hundreds of people are believed to have been killed or injured nationwide....