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US sanctions Tanzanian police official for alleged human rights abuses

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said the U.S. was designating Faustine Jackson Mafwele, a Tanzanian police official, for alleged human rights violations.

The designation would prevent him from entering the U.S., Rubio said in a statement.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles and Ryan Patrick Jones in Toronto)

Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect.

This story was originally published May 21, 2026 at 2:48 PM.

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