Tanzanian bishops' spokesman hospitalized after assault (BBC)

Father Charles Kitima, the secretary-general of the Tanzanian bishops’ conference, has been hospitalized after he was attacked on April 30.

Police report that Father Kitima was struck on the head with a blunt object, and left bleeding. He was reported to be in stable condition in a local hospital. Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the assault.

Father Kitima has been an outspoken critic of the government, and the bishops’ conference has backed the demand of opposition leaders for election reforms in advance of a contentious October ballot.