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Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi joins group of imprisoned hunger strikers
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoTunisian 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 ...
Arrests, summonses of potential presidential candidates in Tunisia continue as election day nears
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 weeks agoAs elections approach in Tunisia, potential candidates are facing arrest or being summoned to appear...
Tunisia sets elections for October. Will the increasingly authoritarian president run again?
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 weeks agoTunisia's increasingly authoritarian leader has scheduled the next presidential election for October...
Tunisia's Islamist party leader is sentenced to 15 months in prison for supporting terrorism
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoThe leader of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party was sentenced to 15 months in prison for supporting...
2 top officials of Tunisia's moderate Islamist party arrested while its leader languishes in jail
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 11 months agoTunisian officials detained a former prime minister for questioning then freed him hours later early...
Tunisian opposition party leader sentenced to 3 years as crackdown on president's critics continues
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoThe head of Tunisia's largest opposition party was sentenced to three years in prison in the latest...
Tunisia's Saied unpicks 'Arab spring' democracy
Reuters via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoPresident Kais Saied has dramatically reshaped Tunisian politics in his favour since mid-2021, amassing near total power in what critics see as a march...
Tunisia commemorates anniversary of the 2011 revolution. Opposition decries democratic backsliding
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoThirteen years after they toppled the country’s longtime dictator, Tunisians are protesting...
Tunisian opposition wants political prisoners freed before taking part in presidential election
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoTunisia’s main opposition coalition said Tuesday it won’t take part in the North African country’s...
Tunisia's ex-president Moncef Marzouki sentenced to 8 years in absentia
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoA court in Tunisia sentenced former president Moncef Marzouki to eight years in prison in absentia...