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Based on the chief rival faction, around 700 people have supposedly perished during three days of election-related clashes in the East African nation.

Unrest Begins on Voting Day

Demonstrations erupted on election day over allegations that activists called the silencing of the opposition after the disqualification of key contenders from the presidential race.

Fatality Figures Reported

A rival representative declared that hundreds of individuals had been killed since the demonstrations started.

"As we speak, the fatality count in the port city is around 350 and for another city it is over 200. Combined with numbers from other regions across the nation, the total number is approximately 700," he remarked.

He mentioned that the toll could be much higher because fatalities may be occurring during a night-time lockdown that was imposed from Wednesday.

Further Estimates

• A official source supposedly stated there had been accounts of exceeding 500 dead, "maybe 700-800 in the entire nation."
• Amnesty International reported it had gathered data that no fewer than 100 civilians had been lost their lives.
• Rival groups claimed their figures had been gathered by a group of activists visiting hospitals and health clinics and "counting fatalities."

Demands for Intervention

The opposition called for the government to "cease targeting our demonstrators" and requested a caretaker government to enable free and fair polls.

"Stop violence. Honor the voice of the people which is fair elections," the spokesperson said.

Government Reaction

Officials responded by imposing a restriction. Web outages were also noted, with global monitors indicating it was across the nation.

The following day, the military leader criticized the unrest and referred to the protesters "offenders". The official said authorities would seek to control the situation.

International Reaction

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed it was "alarmed" by the deaths and injuries in the unrest, mentioning it had obtained reports that a minimum of 10 civilians had been lost their lives by security forces.

The organization stated it had received trustworthy accounts of casualties in Dar es Salaam, in a northwestern region and Morogoro, with law enforcement using real bullets and teargas to break up demonstrators.

Legal View

An human rights attorney claimed it was "unacceptable" for authorities to use force, noting that the country's president "must cease deploying the law enforcement against the public."

"The president should pay attention to the citizens. The mood of the nation is that there was an unfair process … The people cannot elect only one option," the lawyer stated.