TANZANIA STEPPING UP CRACKDOWN ON CRITICS AFTER RECENT POLLS, UN WARNS. (PHOTO).

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 Tanzania stepping up crackdown on critics after recent polls, UN warns Tanzania has stepped up its crackdown on opponents after contested elections in October that were marred by deadly violence, the United Nations warned Friday, AFP reported. Rights groups say more than 1,000 people were shot dead during three days of protests over elections on October 29 that the opposition and foreign observers describe as fraudulent. Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan retained the presidency with 98 percent of the vote, but the main opposition candidates were either jailed or disqualified. "The government has intensified a crackdown against opponents since the vote," UN human rights office spokesman Seif Magango told a press briefing in Geneva. "Reports indicate that since mid-November, dozens of individuals including academics, civil society actors and local political leaders have been detained, with several arrests allegedly carried out by unidentified armed personnel....
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NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES INDICTED ON FRAUD CHARGES FOLLOWING TRUMP PRESSURE CAMPAIGN. (PHOTO).

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 New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charges following Trump pressure campaign

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday on charges of mortgage fraud, following a months-long campaign by President Donald Trump to pressure the Justice Department into prosecuting some of his most vocal political opponents. James, who gained national attention for her civil lawsuit accusing Trump of inflating his wealth to secure favorable business deals, faces charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution over her 2020 home purchase in Norfolk, Virginia. The indictment, brought by the top federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia—a former Trump aide installed under White House pressure—marks the latest in a series of politically charged cases targeting figures who once investigated or challenged the president.

The Justice Department’s decision to bring the case came just two weeks after former FBI Director James Comey was indicted for allegedly lying to Congress, further fueling concerns over the administration’s use of prosecutorial power for political retribution. In a statement, James condemned the charges as “baseless” and “a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.” She argued that the indictment was part of a broader effort to punish those who had sought to hold Trump accountable, calling it a “grave violation of our Constitutional order.” Her attorney, Abbe Lowell, echoed those sentiments, describing the case as a politically motivated act of revenge and warning that “when a president can direct charges to be filed against someone for political reasons, it strikes at the very heart of the rule of law.”

The charges stem from the purchase of a modest Norfolk home that James allegedly misrepresented as a secondary residence to obtain more favorable loan terms. Prosecutors claim that instead of using the home as required, she rented it out to tenants shortly after closing, violating the conditions of her mortgage. James, 66, who has served as New York’s attorney general since 2019 and became the first Black woman elected to statewide office, is scheduled to appear in federal court on October 24. Her legal team maintains that the charges are unfounded and that the case was built on political directives rather than evidence.

The indictment follows the removal of Erik Siebert, the veteran prosecutor who had previously overseen the investigation and resisted filing charges, replaced instead by Lindsey Halligan, a former White House aide and Trump lawyer with no prior federal prosecutorial experience. Halligan personally presented the case to the grand jury, as she did in Comey’s prosecution. In a statement following the indictment, Halligan declared, “No one is above the law,” adding that the alleged conduct represented “a breach of the public’s trust.” Trump himself has publicly called James “guilty as hell,” despite offering no evidence, and has celebrated the indictment on social media as a “victory for justice.”

James’ tenure as attorney general has been defined by high-profile legal clashes with Trump and his businesses. Her civil fraud lawsuit against the former president led to a $500 million judgment—later overturned on appeal, though the court upheld findings that Trump had indeed committed fraud. The new charges against her are seen by many observers as a continuation of a broader effort by the Trump administration to pursue criminal cases against political adversaries, including Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook and Senator Adam Schiff. With James now facing federal charges, the case promises to become a focal point in the ongoing struggle over the limits of presidential influence on the justice system and the fragile line between accountability and political persecution.


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