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Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi sentenced to three years

Rached Ghannouchi, head of the Ennahda Party, was arrested on separate charges in 2023 [File: Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters]

A Tunisian court has sentenced opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi to three years in prison over accusations that his Ennahda Party received foreign contributions, official news agency Tunis Afrique Press (TAP) reported, amid an escalating crackdown on dissent in the North African country.

The trial court, which specialises in financial corruption, also fined Ennahda $1.1m for receiving foreign funds, TAP said on Thursday.

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