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 ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-18/tunisian-journalist-critical-of-president-jailed-for-defamation
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 ...
reuters.com/world/africa/tunisia-opposition-leader-ghannouchi-begins-hunger-strike-prison-2024-02-19/
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 ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/1/tunisias-saied-wants-to-make-the-central-bank-fill-the-budget-deficit
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 ...
nzz.ch/international/wahlen-in-tunesien-praesident-kais-saied-will-seine-macht-zementieren-ld.1770974
Tunisia commemorates anniversary of the 2011 revolution. Opposition decries democratic backsliding
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-tunisia-commemorates-anniversary-of-the-2011-revolution-opposition/
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 ...
csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2024/0124/Why-populist-president-retains-support-amid-Tunisia-s-enduring-poverty
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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 ...
freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2024/01/05/tunisian-anti-terrorism-unit-arrests-al-jazeera-reporter/
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 ...
nzz.ch/international/migration-tunesien-ist-fuer-europa-kein-verlaesslicher-partner-ld.1761463
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 ...
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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 ...
nzz.ch/international/migration-tunesien-weist-hilfsgelder-der-eu-zurueck-ld.1759312
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 ...
reuters.com/world/africa/tunisian-police-arrest-interim-president-opposition-ennahda-party-2023-09-05/
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'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
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
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
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 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
President Kais Saied said the fact that the storm was named after the “Hebrew prophet” Daniel was proof Zionists were to blame www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/2023-09-19/ty-article/.premium/tunisian-president-says-zionists-are-responsible-for-deadly-north-african-storm/0000018a-ad30-dd0e-afdf-affe368d0000
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