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1 month, 1 week ago

A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris

PARIS — A French doctoral student detained in Tunisia returned to Paris on Friday after weeks of top-level diplomatic discussions. Tunisian authorities in recent years have arrested journalists, activists and opposition figures, but Dupont’s arrest garnered international attention and condemnation because of his nationality and because he wasn’t known as a critic of the government. Dupont’s arrest provoked concerns about …

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3 months, 1 week ago

The presidential campaign season in Tunisia is officially underway a day after protests

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — The official start of the presidential campaign season in Tunisia began on Saturday, a day after Tunisians took their anger to the streets of the capital to decry what protesters say is the deteriorating state of the country. More than a decade later, Ben Abdelslam said he was worried about the growing number of political figures who’ve …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Is Africa experiencing a protest-led revolution?

Al Jazeera

Amid protests in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria, some analysts say an ‘African Spring’ is in the making. “I don’t buy it one bit,” Ogunmodede said of the claims of an African uprising, adding that protests on the continent are not new or unique if one takes a longer view of history. If all you have is ‘some folks in Nigeria …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tunisian Opposition figure Abir Moussi sentenced to two years amid crackdown ahead of October election

The Hindu

A potential Presidential candidate in Tunisia has been sentenced to two years in prison, marking another setback to the country’s fledgling Opposition challenging President Kais Saied as he seeks a new term. Ms. Moussi’s lawyer Nafaa Laribi told The Associated Press on Tuesday that she still intends to run in the October 6 Presidential election, and that, unlike other candidates, …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tunisian opposition figure Moussi is sentenced to prison amid crackdown ahead of October election

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — A potential presidential candidate in Tunisia has been sentenced to two years in prison, marking another setback to the country’s fledgling opposition challenging President Kais Saied as he seeks a new term. Following a complaint by the North African nation’s election authority, she was found guilty of violating a controversial anti-fake news decree outlawing spreading information that …

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5 months ago

Tunisian President Saied says he will seek re-election in October

Al Jazeera

As president runs for new term, critics say credible polls can’t be held unless jailed opposition politicians are freed. Saied’s announcement comes as the opposition says fair and credible elections cannot be held unless imprisoned politicians are released and the media is allowed to do its job without pressure from the government. “I officially announce my candidacy for the October …

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5 months ago

Tunisian President Kais Saied to seek reelection in October after tumultuous first term

Associated Press

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied said Friday that he will run for a second term, making a long-expected announcement while many of his potential opponents languish in prison on charges their attorneys have described as politicized. Saied, a 66-year-old former law professor, rose to power in 2019, capitalizing on anger against politicians who failed to fulfill the promises of the revolution …

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5 months ago

Tunisia’s opposition says politically motivated arrests and gag orders are chilling election efforts

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — Leading opposition parties in Tunisia asserted Wednesday that politically motivated arrests and gag orders are creating impossible conditions for holding democratic elections later this year. Leaders of Ennahda and other parties in the Front described recent arrests and limitations on those planning to challenge Saied a “suffocation in terms of freedoms, human rights and basic rights for …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

For Jewish voters in France, the election is ‘a choice between the plague and cholera’

LA Times

Covering an entire classroom wall in a Tunisian synagogue in Belleville, an immigrant haven on the slopes of northeastern Paris, are the names of 1,100 Jewish children who were arrested by French police, deported to Auschwitz and killed by the Nazis during World War II. Despite this dark history, some Jews in Belleville are doing the once unthinkable and voting …

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7 months ago

Tunisia sentences journalists to a year in prison for criticizing the government

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — A Tunisian court on Wednesday sentenced two TV and radio journalists to one year in prison for criticizing the government on their programs and on social networks. Borhane Bsaïs and Mourad Zeghidi were each given six months’ imprisonment for disseminating “fake news” and an additional six months for “making false statements with the aim of defaming others,” …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tunisian opposition wants political prisoners freed before taking part in presidential election

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s main opposition coalition said Tuesday it won’t take part in the North African country’s upcoming presidential election unless President Kais Saied’s political opponents are freed and judicial independence is restored. More than 20 political opponents have been charged or imprisoned since Saied consolidated power in 2021 by suspending parliament and rewriting the country’s constitution. The National …

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8 months, 1 week ago

International support for Tunisia’s jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi

Al Jazeera

Newly formed International Committee for Solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi says the Ennahdha party leader is ‘oldest prisoner of conscience in the Arab world’. Marking the first anniversary of the arrest of Tunisia’s prominent opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, an international committee has formed to raise awareness of the imprisonment of the 82-year-old, now the “oldest prisoner of conscience in the Arab …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Tunisia’s Saied is a hypocrite on Palestine

Al Jazeera

The chasm between Arab populations’ demand for more decisive responses to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and the shameful silence and implicit complicity of many of their leaders has yet again exposed the decades-old trend of authoritarian Arab regimes exploiting public support for the Palestinian cause for political gain – a trend that is currently being spearheaded by none other …

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10 months ago

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi joins group of imprisoned hunger strikers

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi began a hunger strike in prison on Monday, joining other government critics striking to protest what they see as unjust incarceration. Imed Khemiri, the spokesperson for his political party, told The Associated Press on Monday that Ghannouchi’s strike intended to draw attention to the plight of Tunisia’s political prisoners and the violations …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi sentenced to three years

Al Jazeera

Ghannouchi’s Ennahda Party is accused of receiving foreign funds as President Kais Saied continues crackdown on opposition. A Tunisian court has sentenced opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi to three years in prison over accusations that his Ennahda Party received foreign contributions, official news agency Tunis Afrique Press reported, amid an escalating crackdown on dissent in the North African country. “The sentencing …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Tunisia commemorates anniversary of the 2011 revolution. Opposition decries democratic backsliding

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — Thirteen years after they toppled the country’s longtime dictator, Tunisians are protesting President Kais Saied for ushering in what they see as democratic backsliding, blaming him for quashing the aims of the revolution that kicked off the Arab Spring in 2011. “After a successful start, Tunisia’s democratic transition today has broken down,” Ahmed Chebbi, the president of …

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1 year ago

Tunisian opposition leader Chaima Issa gets suspended jail term

Al Jazeera

A prominent Tunisian opposition activist has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence for insulting the president, her lawyer says. Issa, a member of the National Salvation Front coalition, said after a court hearing on Tuesday that Saied’s opponents were being treated like “criminals”. We are politicians, opponents of the coup of July 25, 2021.” ‘Opinion trials must end’ Rights …

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1 year ago

Tunisian film producer Dora Bouchoucha: ‘Free speech is threatened’

Al Jazeera

One of the most respected figures in Tunisian cinema discusses her journey with Al Jazeera. We live in a culture where, as long as things are hidden behind a door, everything is fine.” Her approach and keen eye for talent have resulted in the stellar success of Tunisian directors like Raja Amari and Mohamed Ben Attia, who have seen their …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Families of imprisoned Tunisian dissidents turn to the International Criminal Court seeking justice

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — Family members of seven imprisoned Tunisian opposition figures took their quest for justice on Thursday to the International Criminal Court, announcing plans to ask the tribunal to investigate claims of political persecution and human rights violations by President Kais Saied’s administration. However, Saied’s government has cracked down on opponents and jailed dissidents, including opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Families of jailed Tunisian opposition ask ICC to investigate president

Al Jazeera

Relatives go to The Hague to pressure the court to go after leaders in Tunis over alleged rights abuses. The children of four jailed Tunisian opposition figures have called on the International Criminal Court to investigate claims of political persecution and the deteriorating human rights situation in the North African country. On Wednesday, 60 activists went on a one-day hunger …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Tunisia president names Ahmed Hachani as prime minister, sacks Najla Bouden Romdhane

Firstpost

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked PM Najla Bouden without explanation Tuesday night and replaced her with former central bank executive Ahmed Hachani, whom he tasked with overcoming the “colossal challenges” facing the cash-strapped North African country Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Najla Bouden without explanation Tuesday night and replaced her with former central bank executive Ahmed Hachani, whom …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Three Tunisian opposition leaders on hunger strike in prison

Al Jazeera

Three leaders of Tunisia’s opposition Ennahdha party are on hunger strike in protest against their detention and stripping of fundamental rights in what is widely seen as part of a government crackdown against opponents of President Kais Saied. ‘Dangerous policy’ Ennahdha issued a statement on Monday after another of its leaders, Ahmed Mechergui, 54, a former member of parliament and …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Tunisia’s Ghannouchi sentenced to a year in prison: Lawyer

Al Jazeera

Opposition leader Ghannouchi was arrested in April, and sentenced after being charged with incitement, as crackdown on opposition continues. The Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been sentenced in absentia to a year in prison, his lawyer told the Reuters news agency. Ghannouchi, who was the speaker of the Tunisian parliament before it was suspended by the country’s President Kais …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Who are some of the key opposition figures targeted in Tunisia?

Al Jazeera

Thirty opposition figures deemed critical of President Kais Saied have been arrested in recent months, according to Human Rights Watch. Human Rights Watch on Thursday condemned the arrests of Ennahdha members, warning that the government was “moving to neutralize the country’s largest political party”. Seventeen current or former Ennahdha members have been arrested since December, bringing the total number of …

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A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris

The presidential campaign season in Tunisia is officially underway a day after protests

Is Africa experiencing a protest-led revolution?

Tunisian Opposition figure Abir Moussi sentenced to two years amid crackdown ahead of October election

Tunisian opposition figure Moussi is sentenced to prison amid crackdown ahead of October election

Tunisian President Saied says he will seek re-election in October

Tunisian President Kais Saied to seek reelection in October after tumultuous first term

Tunisia’s opposition says politically motivated arrests and gag orders are chilling election efforts

For Jewish voters in France, the election is ‘a choice between the plague and cholera’

Tunisia sentences journalists to a year in prison for criticizing the government

Tunisian opposition wants political prisoners freed before taking part in presidential election

International support for Tunisia’s jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi

Tunisia’s Saied is a hypocrite on Palestine

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi joins group of imprisoned hunger strikers

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi sentenced to three years

Tunisia commemorates anniversary of the 2011 revolution. Opposition decries democratic backsliding

Tunisian opposition leader Chaima Issa gets suspended jail term

Tunisian film producer Dora Bouchoucha: ‘Free speech is threatened’

Families of imprisoned Tunisian dissidents turn to the International Criminal Court seeking justice

Families of jailed Tunisian opposition ask ICC to investigate president

Tunisia president names Ahmed Hachani as prime minister, sacks Najla Bouden Romdhane

Three Tunisian opposition leaders on hunger strike in prison

Tunisia’s Ghannouchi sentenced to a year in prison: Lawyer

Who are some of the key opposition figures targeted in Tunisia?