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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Elizia Volkmann

Fears Ghannouchi arrest will lead to more crackdowns in Tunisia

Opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi was brought in by Tunisian authorities for questioning a number of times this year before being arrested this week [File: Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters]

Tunis, Tunisia – Rached Ghannouchi finds himself behind bars this week, leaving the Tunisian opposition leader’s daughter worried for his health, and his party worried about what happens next.

“They insisted that he can be held for 48 hours without lawyers present,” Yusra Ghannouchi said, detailing her father’s initial interrogation on Monday.

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