Zurab Japaridze, leader of opposition Girchi party and presidential candidate for the upcoming election, gives joints to his supporters at the first "Cannabis Legalization Festival" in Tbilisi, Georgia October 20, 2018. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili/File Photo

Tanzania's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu has appeared in court for the first time since his arrest on treason charges last month, telling his supporters not to fear. He raised his fist in a gesture of defiance and told his supporters: "You will be fine.

The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party has appeared in court at a hearing in an ongoing trial on charges of treason, in which he potentially faces the death penalty. Tundu Lissu issued a message of defiance to supporters on Monday as he took his place in the dock at Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in the capital,