NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Catholic Church in Tanzania on Monday condemned the recent killings of protesters and warned that there would be no peace without justice, as the government calls for dialogue following a disputed general election that international observers say fell short of a free and fair vote.

During a funeral service on Monday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi stressed the country’s urgent need for healing, saying that “The punishment for protests is not to shoot and kill.”

Chadema, Tanzania’s leading opposition party, said at least 2,000 people died in the protests and many hundreds more were arrested and charged with treason.

On Monday, top opposition figures, including Chadema Party’s deputy le

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