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Kenya: Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi released after detention in Tanzania

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SHOTLIST: NAIROBI, KENYA (MAY 22, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF SUPPORTERS CHEERING, SINGING, CHANTING SLOGANS FOR RELEASED ACTIVIST BONIFACE MWANGI / MWANGI WALKING AMONG PEOPLE 2. RELEASED ACTIVIST BONIFACE MWANGI SPEAKING TO REPORTERS (English) 3. BONIFACE MWANGI INSIDE AMBULANCE TO BE TRANSFERRED TO HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL CHECKUPNAIROBI, KENYA - MAY 22: A Kenyan activist held in Tanzania for three days was released on Thursday, May 22, shortly after Kenya’s foreign ministry issued a formal request for his release, according to officials. Kenya on Wednesday raised the alarm over the disappearance of activist Boniface Mwangi, who was reportedly held by Tanzanian authorities. Mwangi, a prominent activist and photographer, had allegedly been detained on charges of obstruction and irregular entry into Tanzania. His disappearance sparked growing concern among Kenyan civil society and rights groups, who called for transparency and adherence to due process. The incident came just days after Tanzanian authorities arrested and deported Kenyan lawyers and politician Martha Karua, who had traveled to support opposition leader Tundu Lissu in court. Kenya's former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga and other activists were also denied entry and deported, raising further concerns about Tanzania’s treatment of regional political figures.

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