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Australian activist Zara Kay claims she was arrested over a tweet and a month later she’s still on bail in Tanzania
Australian activist Zara Kay, stuck in Tanzania since being arrested in December over a tweet ridiculing its president, has called on the Australian Government to intervene and help end her uncertainty.
Key points:
- Australian Zara Kay is out on bail in Tanzania after her arrest in December
- Tanzanian authorities say she was charged over immigration violations
- Ms Kay claims she was initially arrested over a tweet she posted while out of the country
Ms Kay has been on bail since she was arrested on December 28, when she was held for 32 hours and had her passport confiscated.
She is yet to be charged with a crime.
“Initially, they arrested me for a post I made when I was in London as an Australian citizen [in May last year] about the President [of…
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