Al Jazeera journalist Samir Sassi released in Tunis two days after arrest | Media News

Al Jazeera journalist Samir Sassi released in Tunis two days after arrest | Media News

Sassi was arrested on Wednesday at his house. The Al Jazeera journalist, Samir Sassi, has been released by a court in Tunis, following his arrest on terrorism charges earlier this week. Police first entered Sassi’s house late on Wednesday evening, searching his computer and confiscating his mobile phone and those…

Al Jazeera journalist Samir Sassi arrested in Tunis | Media News

Al Jazeera journalist Samir Sassi arrested in Tunis | Media News

Sassi was arrested after a raid on his family’s home on Wednesday night. Al Jazeera journalist Samir Sassi has been arrested by Tunisian “anti-terrorism” officers at his home in Tunis. According to Sassi’s wife, a squad of officers raided their home on Wednesday night, going through the family’s possessions and…

‘They ordered me to undress’: From Nigeria to Italy, surviving rape | Refugees

‘They ordered me to undress’: From Nigeria to Italy, surviving rape | Refugees

Twenty-five-year-old Naomi Iwelu is now settled, living in a room in the centre of Catania, Sicily. Here she recounts the robberies, betrayals and rape she experienced on her journey from Benin, Nigeria. It was her mother’s death, four years after her father’s, that prompted Naomi to quit school and leave…

‘You either quit or abide’: A Liberian rapper refugee surviving on music | Refugees

‘You either quit or abide’: A Liberian rapper refugee surviving on music | Refugees

Theophylline Mulbah has had a long journey to Tunisia, but he’s found hope — and music — along the way. Theophylline Mulbah is in no rush. “I have things to do here,” he says from a rain-soaked alleyway in central Tunis. “I am seriously pursuing my musical career. I am…

Who’s in charge of Tunisia’s streets? Writing’s on the wall | Arts and Culture

Who’s in charge of Tunisia’s streets? Writing’s on the wall | Arts and Culture

Tunis, Tunisia — Where control of the public space lies is one of the most fundamental questions at the heart of any society. Under repressive governments, such as those that held sway over Tunisia during the decades from independence up to its revolution of 2011, there was never any real…

‘I just sit and hope’: A Sierra Leonean mother’s refugee story | Refugees

‘I just sit and hope’: A Sierra Leonean mother’s refugee story | Refugees

An Al Jazeera series: Leaving two children behind, a pregnant Sierra Leonean mother pins her hopes on crossing to Europe. Tunis, Tunisia — Standing in the drizzle outside the Tunis office of the International Organization for Migration, Saffiatu Mansaray is staring down at her swollen stomach. On the other side…

‘We are the living dead’: Drought-hit Tunisian villages battle isolation | Climate Crisis

‘We are the living dead’: Drought-hit Tunisian villages battle isolation | Climate Crisis

Tunisian villager Ounissa Mazhoud ties two empty jerry cans to a donkey and cautiously descends a stony hill towards the last local source of water. The North African country, in its fourth year of drought, is grappling with its worst water scarcity in years. Mazhoud – like other women in…

Near Sfax, refugees scramble after violent clashes with Tunisia police | Features

Near Sfax, refugees scramble after violent clashes with Tunisia police | Features

Sfax, Tunisia – On the outskirts of Tunisia’s second-largest city and the destination point for thousands of sub-Saharan African refugees hoping to get to Europe, 15-year-old Osman Bah from Guinea points to his sleeping quarters. The spot is hard to make out among the grey sand and plastic bags scattered…

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

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

When she speaks in English, Dora Bouchoucha’s lilting voice still holds traces of her time in the United Kingdom. Leaning towards her camera, she says: “I need to be touched. I like films that reveal the hidden part of a character.” The Tunisian film producer is one of the most…