Tunisian politician, academic and jurist
Tunisia jails journalist Mohamed Boughalleb for six months: A Tunisian court on Wednesday sentenced prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb ...
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Tunisian journalist sentenced to 6 months in prison for insulting an official | Africanews
africanews.com/2024/04/18/tunisian-journalist-sentenced-to-6-months-in-prison-for-insulting-an-official/
Tunisia’s Saied is a hypocrite on Palestine: The authoritarian president’s fiery rhetoric on Palestine is not backed by any meaningful action.
aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/4/8/tunisias-saied-is-a-hypocrite-on-palestine
Tunisian Journalist Critical of President Jailed for Defamation: A Tunisian court jailed for defamation a reporter who’s one of President Kais Saied’s most ...
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Cash-Tight Tunisia Snubs Qatari Aid Plan as Risking Independence: Tunisia’s parliament barred a state-run Qatari fund from expanding into the cash-strapped North ...
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Tunisia: Repression grows as election looms nearer: A new wave of repression against journalists, politicians, lawyers and activists is seen as a strong ...
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Prominent Tunisian journalist Mohamed Boughalleb was placed under pre-trial detention after a hearing where he hinted at exposing corruption and misuse of ... Show more
The Tunisia public prosecutor detained prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb on Friday on suspicion of insulting a public official ... Show more
Tunisia opposition leader Ghannouchi begins hunger strike in prison: Imprisoned Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi went on hunger strike on Monday in ...
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A French documentary on Tunisia, shedding light on what it called the 'poverty and dictatorship' of President Kais Saied’s rule ... Show more aje.io/7dje90
Tunisian President Receives Interior Minister: Tunis: President Kais Saied of the Tunisian Republic received at the presidential palace in the capital Tunis on ...
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Tunisia jails president's critic Ben Mbarek for six months | Africanews: Jawher Ben Mbarek founded the 'Citizens Against the Coup' movement in 2021 following a ...
africanews.com/2024/02/25/tunisia-jails-presidents-critic-ben-mbarek-for-six-months/
Former Tunisian President Marzouki gets eight year sentence in absentia: Move forms part of longstanding crackdown on opposition figures by current President ...
middleeasteye.net/news/former-tunisian-president-marzouki-gets-eight-year-sentence-absentia
Tunisia’s press, civil society silent as Ghannouchi sentenced, analysts say: Analysts and rights groups have pointed to the muted response to Ennahda leader’s ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/8/tunisias-press-civil-society-silent-as-ghannouchi-sentences-analysts-say
Tunisian president receives Saudi health minister: RIYADH: Tunisian President Kais Saied met with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Health Fahd bin Abdurrahman ...
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Tunisian presidential elections set for September-October: Tunisian President Kais Saied was elected on Oct. 13, 2019 for 5-year period, expected to take place ...
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Paid articlePaid Tunisia President Replaces Central Bank Boss: Tunisian President Kais Saied appointed a new central bank chief, replacing a governor with whom he’d disagreed ...
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Tunisia’s Saied wants to make the central bank fill the budget deficit: By borrowing billions from the central bank to shore up budget, the president could well ...
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Tunisia Default Averted Despite Saied’s Rejection of IMF Bailout: Bondholders are confident Tunisia can meet its debt-repayment obligations over the next year ...
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Tunisia flirts with China and Russia - is it turning away from the EU?: The EU wanted to work with the government in Tunis to combat migration across the ...
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Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is implicated in a 'conspiracy' case orchestrated by Tunisia's president as part of a crackdown on political ... Show more aje.io/rfynxz
Elections in Tunisia: President Kais Saied wants to cement his power: The increasingly authoritarian Kais Saied has promised to reform Tunisia's political system ...
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Tunisia commemorates anniversary of the 2011 revolution. Opposition decries democratic backsliding
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H M receives message from President of Tunisia: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has received a written message from President Kais Saied of the Republic of ...
muscatdaily.com/2024/01/31/h-m-receives-message-from-president-of-tunisia/
Tunisians vote in local elections on Sunday to fill a new chamber as economy flatlines
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Tunisia: Low turnout for parliamentary elections across country: Tunisians headed to the polls on Sunday to vote for the country's second parliamentary chamber ...
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Why populist president retains support amid Tunisia’s enduring poverty: Political analysts love to talk about voters’ pocketbooks. In theory ...
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Tunisians vote for new chamber of parliament with little enthusiasm : Tunisians trickled into polling stations on Sunday in the first local elections for a ...
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Tunisians protest on Arab Spring uprising anniversary: TUNIS: Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the country’s 2011 ...
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Tunisian opposition leader Chaima Issa gets suspended jail term: Military court hands Issa one-year suspended sentence for insulting the president ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/13/tunisian-opposition-leader-chaima-issa-gets-suspended-jail-term
Quick Glance: Tunisian Activist Receives Suspended Jail Sentence
- Military court gives Issa one-year suspended sentence for insulting the president and inciting soldiers to disobey orders.
- Prominent Tunisian opposition activist handed one-year suspended prison sentence for insulting the president, according to her lawyer.
- Chaima Issa convicted by military court for inciting soldiers to disobey orders and insulting President Kais Saied, says Islem Hamza.
- Rights activists criticize Issa’s conviction and the use of a military court for her trial.
The war over Gaza is also causing emotions to run high in the Maghreb: Angered by Israel's war against Hamas, Tunisia is increasingly turning away from the West ...
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Tunisian anti-terrorism unit arrests Al Jazeera reporter: The unit has searched his home and seized his computer and phone, as well as those of his family ...
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Tunisian journalist detained after criticizing minister: Tunisia's journalists union demanded his immediate release, calling his detention a "violation ...
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Empty polling stations: Why hardly anyone votes in Tunisia: Tunisia's President Kais Saïed promises more grassroots democracy. In reality, however ...
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Paid articlePaid Tunisian opposition figure Moussi begins hunger strike in prison: Abir Moussi, a prominent opponent of Tunisian President Kais Saied, went on a hunger strike in ...
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Tunisia must break free from reliance on short-term economic fixes: Tunis' political decision to mobilise resources for escalating expenditures without ...
euronews.com/2023/12/20/tunisia-must-break-free-from-reliance-on-short-term-economic-fixes
In Tunisia, pro-Palestinian fervour used to push for anti-NGO law: Capitalising on deep public anger against Israel and its Western backers ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/6/in-tunisia-pro-palestinian-fervour-used-to-pass-stricter-laws
Tunisian president makes U-turn on law to criminalize normalizing relations with Israel
lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2023/11/08/tunisian-president-kais-saied-makes-u-turn-on-law-to-criminalize-normalizing-relations-with-israel_6236476_124.html
Tunisian President Kais Saied objects proposed law criminalizing normalization with Israel
lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/11/03/tunisian-president-kais-saied-objects-proposed-law-criminalizing-normalization-with-israel_6225783_4.html
Brussels can help ease migration from Tunisia without knocking on Saied's door: It is becoming evident that the cash-for-migration-curbs model would neither be ...
euronews.com/2023/11/02/brussels-can-help-ease-migration-from-tunisia-without-knocking-on-saieds-door
Analysis: Tunisia brush-off augurs badly for EU push for African migration deals: When Tunisian President Kais Saied this month rejected 60 million euros ($63 ...
reuters.com/world/africa/tunisia-brush-off-augurs-badly-eu-push-african-migration-deals-2023-10-25/
Migration pact: Tunisia pays back 60 million euros to the EU: The EU wants to pay Tunisia a lot of money so that fewer refugees come across the Mediterranean ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/tunesien-eu-migrationspakt-rueckzahlung-100.html
Migration: Tunisia is not a reliable partner for Europe: Tunisia's recently concluded migration agreement with the EU is on the brink of collapse after President ...
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Supporter of the late ruler Ben Ali: Prominent opponent of President Saied arrested in Tunisia
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Quick Glance: Prominent Opponent of President Saied Arrested in Tunisia
- Tunisia's president cracks down on critics.
- Over 20 opposition politicians have been arrested this year.
- Leader of the Free Destur Party has been arrested.
- Abir Moussi, supporter of late President Ben Ali, has been arrested.
Tunisia Holds Interest Rate With IMF Program Hanging in Limbo: Tunisia’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged as it urged swift reforms to ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-18/tunisia-holds-interest-rate-with-imf-program-hanging-in-limbo
Tunisia president sacks the economy minister over statement about IMF: Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday sacked Economy Minister Samir Saied after fresh ...
reuters.com/world/africa/tunisia-president-sacks-economy-minister-over-statement-about-imf-2023-10-17/
Migration: Tunisia rejects aid money from the EU: Tunisian President Kais Saied has brusquely rejected an offer of aid from the EU. Apparently ...
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Tunisia: President Saied dismisses Economy Minister | Africanews: Tunisian President Kais Saied dismissed the Minister of Economy and Planning on Tuesday and ...
africanews.com/2023/10/19/tunisia-president-saied-dismisses-economy-minister/
Tunisia's Saied rejects EU financial aid, casting doubt on immigration deal: Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday rejected financial support announced by the ...
france24.com/en/africa/20231003-tunisia-s-saied-rejects-eu-financial-aid-casting-doubt-on-an-immigration-deal
Quick Glance: Tunisia: Hunger Strike of Political Prisoners
- Five senior political detainees join the strike led by Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Ennahda party.
- On Monday, the detainees, including Issam Chebbi, Ghazi Chaouachi, Abdel Hamid Jlassi, Khayam Turki, and Ridha Belhaj, will begin the strikes.
- The Republican Party, headed by Chebbi, shows solidarity with Jawhar Ben Mbarek, an opposition leader who started a hunger strike on September 25th.
- The Committee for Respect for Freedoms and Human Rights in Tunisia calls for a general hunger strike on October 5th to demand the release of all political detainees.
Tunisian opposition leader Ghannouchi starts a three-day hunger strike in prison: Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, a fierce critic of ...
reuters.com/world/africa/tunisian-opposition-leader-ghannouchi-begin-hunger-strike-2023-09-29/
Quick Glance: Opposition leader Ghannouchi starts three-day hunger strike in prison
- Ghannouchi is among the many opposition figures detained this year.
- Initiates hunger strike to support other detainees.
- President denies opposition's allegations of a staged coup.
EU Says Tunisia Is Welcome to Return Aid as Migration Spat Grows: The European Union suggested Tunisia could return €60 million ($63.1 million) that the bloc ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-05/eu-says-tunisia-is-welcome-to-return-aid-as-migration-spat-grows
Families of imprisoned Tunisian dissidents head to ICC | Africanews: Family members of jailed lawyers and politicians in Tunisia want the International Criminal ...
africanews.com/2023/10/06/families-of-imprisoned-tunisian-dissidents-head-to-icc/
Tunisian leader sparks outrage by claiming ‘Zionist movement’ behind naming of storm that battered Libya
cnn.com/2023/09/19/middleeast/tunisia-saied-storm-daniel-zionism-mime-intl/
Tunisia: President Kais Saied rejects EU financial aid on immigration | Africanews
africanews.com/2023/10/03/tunisia-president-kais-saied-rejects-eu-financial-aid-on-immigration-deal/
Tunisia detains cartoonist over drawings mocking prime minister: Tunisia's public prosecutor on Thursday detained the cartoonist Tawfiq Omrane over drawings ...
reuters.com/world/africa/tunisia-arrests-cartoonist-over-drawings-mocking-prime-minister-2023-09-21/
Tunisia’s Jews on edge after crowd torches synagogue amid Gaza protests: History of heated rhetoric and reaction to Israel's war against Hamas may spill over to ...
al-monitor.com/originals/2023/10/tunisias-jews-edge-after-crowd-torches-synagogue-amid-gaza-protests
Tunisian Economic Chief Samir Saied Who Advocated IMF Rescue Deal Is Ousted: Tunisian President Kais Saied fired his economy and planning minister ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-18/tunisian-economic-chief-who-advocated-imf-rescue-deal-is-ousted
Tunisia's Saied shakes the EU, and the Commission seems fine with it
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Tunisian police arrest two top officials in main opposition party: The two top officials in Tunisia's main opposition Ennahda party were arrested ...
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Quick Glance: Tunisian Police Detain Two Senior Ennahda Leaders
- Latest arrests are part of an intensified police crackdown on opponents of President Kais Saied.
- Mondher Ounissi, former vice president of the Ennahda party, speaks during a press conference in Tunis, Tunisia, on April 17, 2023.
- Party officials confirmed the detention of Mondher Ounissi, Ennahda's interim president, and Abdel Karim Harouni, who was placed under house arrest over the weekend.
- Harouni, 62, heads the Shura Council, the highest-ranking body in the Ennahda party, which had the largest bloc in the now suspended parliament.
Tunisia: Key opposition figure under house arrest without charge: Tunisian authorities have placed senior member of the Ennahda party Abdel Karim Harouni under ...
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Quick Glance: Tunisia: Opposition Leader Under House Arrest Without Charges
- Abdel Karim Harouni, a prominent member of the Ennahda party, has been placed under house arrest without charges.
- The decision is being criticized as arbitrary by the main opposition coalition.
- Harouni, 62 years old, heads the Shura Council, the highest-ranking body of the Ennahda party.
- This is part of President Kais Saied's recent actions against critics.
Tunisia's Bardo museum reopens after over two years: Tunisia's renowned Bardo museum reopened to the public on Thursday, AFP journalists reported ...
al-monitor.com/originals/2023/09/tunisias-bardo-museum-reopens-after-over-two-years
African court orders Tunisia to allow legal access to political prisoners: The AfCHPR has ordered the Tunisian government to 'eliminate' the barriers ...
middleeasteye.net/news/african-court-orders-tunisia-allow-legal-access-political-prisoners
Quick Glance: African Court Orders Access to Political Prisoners in Tunisia
- The African Court has ordered the Tunisian government to 'eliminate' the barriers to justice that political prisoners face in the country.
- The court's decision, based in Tanzania, comes after a case was filed in May by the families of detained prisoners.
- Before issuing a written ruling on whether the detainees should be released, the court has requested additional information from Tunisian authorities regarding their case.
- The court also ordered the Tunisian government to provide political detainees, their families, and lawyers with 'adequate information and facts relating to the legal and factual basis for the detention'.
Tunisia's president tightens grip on power by jailing rivals while economy falters
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Tunisia rejects EU financial aid to fight migration: Tunisia has rejected financial aid announced by the EU Commission. The money was intended to help the ...
sueddeutsche.de/politik/tunesien-europa-migration-1.6269832
EU transfer of 60 million euros rejected by Tunisia: The European Commission has confirmed that it has transferred €60 million in budget support to the Tunisian ...
de.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/10/04/eu-uberweisung-von-60-millionen-euro-von-tunesien-abgelehnt
The migration agreement with Tunisia has not yet had any effect: he EU is luring Tunisia with loans worth millions to help the country curb illegal migration ...
nzz.ch/international/das-migrationsabkommen-mit-tunesien-zeigt-bisher-keine-wirkung-ld.1753906
Tunisia's president wants central bank to be able to finance budget directly: Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Friday that the law must be reviewed to allow ...
reuters.com/business/finance/tunisias-president-wants-central-bank-be-able-finance-budget-directly-2023-09-08/
EU locks horns with Tunisia over financing of migration deal: Brussels says Tunis is ‘free to cancel’ a payment request and ‘wire back’ the money it already ...
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Tunisia Arrests Opposition Figure As Crackdown Escalates: Abir Moussi is the latest prominent opponent of President Kais Saied to have been detained or ...
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“Based on the foundations of human rights I am now deprived of these rights.”
Chaima Issa, a leading member of Tunisia’s National Salvation Front which ... Show more
EU Commission at a loss over latest snub from Tunisia: The European Commission is largely silent on the latest snub from Tunisia's president Kais Saied over a ...
euobserver.com/migration/157496
Analysis: Tunisia isolated, but migration realpolitik keeps Europe onside: US and EU concerned with state of Tunisia’s democracy but will ultimately retain ties ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/26/analysistunisiaisolated-but-migration-realpolitik-keeps-europe-onside
Refugee deal with Tunisia is shaky: despite money, more people are coming: The Tunisian leadership is collecting the first EU money for holding refugees ...
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Paid articlePaid Tunisia President to Audit 100,000 State Hires Since Arab Spring: Tunisian authorities will review more than ten years of recruitments made by the public sector ...
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Tunisia's Kais Saied to target 'unlawful' content on social media: President vows to target 'rumours' and 'smears' shared online in ...
middleeasteye.net/news/tunisia-kais-saied-unlawful-content-social-media-target
Tunisia intercepts 2,500 migrants, arrests dozens of smugglers in 4 days: TUNIS (Reuters) - The Tunisian coastguard said on Tuesday it had intercepted more ...
thestar.com.my/news/world/2023/09/20/tunisia-intercepts-2500-migrants-arrests-dozens-of-smugglers-in-4-days
Europe’s Money-for-Migrants Scheme Is Buying Human Rights Abuses in Tunisia: The EU inked a deal worth an estimated 1 billion euros with Kais Saied ...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/europes-money-for-migrants-scheme-is-buying-human-rights-abuses-in-tunisia/
Quick Glance: Europe's Money-for-Migrants Program Funds Human Rights Abuses in Tunisia
- The EU has signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Tunisia to deter migrants from reaching European shores.
- Under the deal, President Saied's administration will receive 100 million euros to improve border management, search and rescue efforts, and anti-smuggling measures.
- Under Saied, money from Team Europe will undoubtedly be used for human rights abuses.
- The Tunisian security forces, who are directly supported by the agreement, are already responsible for the deaths of migrants.
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