Lawyer leading case says International Criminal Court must act with ‘full force … to protect those most vulnerable’. Relatives of jailed Tunisian opposition figures plan to file a submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged rights violations against migrants and refugees in the country, The Guardian newspaper…
The welfare of a group of sub-Saharan African refugees and migrants, many just hoping to cross Tunisia for the security of Europe, is of growing concern to rights groups as they remain unaccounted for in the Tunisian desert near the Algeria border. A group of 29 people, part of an…
NewsFeed A group of asylum seekers and migrants say Tunisian police rounded them up and dumped them in the desert without supplies in what rights groups say has become a common practice. Published On 11 Sep 202411 Sep 2024 Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook Original…
President Kais Saied has been accused of blocking rivals ahead of October 6 presidential vote. The Tunisian police have arrested a prominent opposition politician as he was confirmed as one of just two challengers to President Kais Saied in upcoming elections. Ayachi Zammel was detained early on Monday, just ahead…
As president runs for new term, critics say credible polls can’t be held unless jailed opposition politicians are freed. Tunisian President Kais Saied has said that he will seek a new five-year term in an election set for October. Saied’s announcement comes as the opposition says fair and credible elections…
Mraihi joins a growing list of President Saied’s political opponents who are in jail or facing prosecution. The head of Tunisia’s Republican Union Party, Lotfi Mraihi, who has announced his intention to run in a presidential election set for October, has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering. According to…
Tunis, Tunisia – It is a balmy Thursday night in Tunis and the region’s coolest crowd is escaping the city centre. Headed north towards the nightlife district of Gammarth, these in-the-know trailblazers are leading Tunisia’s burgeoning cultural renaissance. Tonight, the focus is a highly anticipated competition, a “breakdance battle”. The…
Demonstration comes after two Tunisian commentators critical of President Saeid were sentenced to prison. Several hundred Tunisians have marched through the capital, Tunis, chanting “down with the dictatorship” as they protested a spate of arrests under a presidential decree critics say is being used to stifle dissent. Since Tunisia’s 2011…
Search and rescue operations under way while five suspects have been arrested, Tunisian National Guard says. At least 23 people are missing off the Tunisian coast, local authorities have said, as search and rescue operations are under way. Tunisia’s National Guard said in a statement on Saturday that it had…
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of the Tunisian capital after a lawyer was allegedly tortured by police. Lawyers in the north African nation of Tunisia have launched a one-day strike following the recent arrest of two of their colleagues, as opposition to repressive measures by President Kais…
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