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Arrest and risk of execution of Tundu Lissu, Chair of Chadema, the main opposition party in Tanzania

A resolution tabled by political groups, usually on an urgent matter or in reaction to a statement by the Commission or Council. Not binding.

Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 8 May 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Tabled for plenary
  2. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 8 May 2025
  3. ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0095/2025 8 May 2025 ✦ The European Parliament resolution condemns the arrest of Tundu Lissu, Chair of Chadema, Tanzania's main opposition party, and calls for his immediate release, expressing concern over politically motivated charges carrying the risk of capital punishment.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Joint motion RC-B10-0260/2025 7 May 2025 ⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Motion for a resolution B10-0260/2025 5 May 2025 ✦ A resolution on the arrest and risk of execution of Tundu Lissu, Chair of Chadema, the main opposition party in Tanzania. It calls for his immediate release and for an end to arbitrary arrests and attacks on opposition leaders ahead of the October 2025 elections.← Tabled for plenary Motion for a resolution B10-0261/2025 5 May 2025 ✦ This resolution condemns the arrest of Tundu Lissu, chair of Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema, and the violent crackdown on opposition members. It calls for his release, democratic reforms, and an end to repression.← Tabled for plenary Motion for a resolution B10-0264/2025 5 May 2025 ✦ Parliament condemns the arrest of Tundu Lissu, Chair of CHADEMA, and calls for his immediate release, expressing concern over charges carrying the death penalty.← Tabled for plenary Motion for a resolution B10-0265/2025 5 May 2025 ✦ This resolution condemns the arrest and persecution of Tundu Lissu, Chair of the main opposition party Chadema in Tanzania, and expresses concern over the risk to his life. It calls for his immediate release and urges Tanzania to uphold democracy and human rights.← Tabled for plenary Motion for a resolution B10-0263/2025 5 May 2025 ✦ A resolution on the arrest and risk of execution of Tundu Lissu, Chair of CHADEMA, Tanzania’s main opposition party. It condemns the arrest, calls for his release, fair trial, and no death sentence, and urges Tanzania to stop persecuting opposition and ensure free elections.← Tabled for plenary Motion for a resolution B10-0262/2025 5 May 2025 ✦ This resolution expresses concern over the arrest of Tundu Lissu and the disqualification of Chadema from the 2025 elections, and calls on Tanzanian authorities to ensure justice for politically motivated disappearances and murders.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not. see the changes →

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Plenary stage
  2. Adopted Adopted
    How the vote unfolded · 8 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 8 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 5 13:07 RC-B10-0260/2025 - Après le § 5 - Am 1
    Rejected
    2. Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    3. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0260/2025
    — no individual positions recorded
    4. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0261/2025
    — no individual positions recorded
    5. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0262/2025
    — no individual positions recorded
    6. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0263/2025
    — no individual positions recorded
    7. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0264/2025
    — no individual positions recorded
    8. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0265/2025
    — no individual positions recorded
  3. 7 May 2025 1 amendment tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.