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Tunisia mass trial highlights opposition crackdown, weakening of judiciary

Trial of more than 40 people charged with plotting against the state, including prominent politicians, resumes Friday.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian President Saied: ‘A populist criticising representative democracy’ standing for re-election

Tunisian President Kais Saied is standing for a second term in an election set for October 6. Accused of authoritarianism by the opposition, the incumbent is maintaining an iron grip on the country’s political life, which has seen arrests of potential candidates and the recent replacement of 19 ministers. FRANCE…

France 24

Tunisian court sentences four to death for 2013 assassination of Chokri Belaid

Four people were sentenced Wednesday to death and two to life in prison for a murder that sparked widespread unrest in Tunisia and became emblematic of the country's early challenges transitioning from dictatorship to democracy after the Arab Spring.

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Tunisia sentences four to death for 2013 murder of politician Chokri Belaid

Leftist opposition leader’s assassination caused turmoil in wake of 2011 uprising that brought down President Ben Ali.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi sentenced to three years

Ghannouchi’s Ennahda Party accused of receiving foreign funds as President Kais Saied continues crackdown on opposition.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian police arrest two top officials in Ennahda opposition party

Ennahda interim head Mondher Ounissi and Abdel Karim Harouni, leader of the party’s Shura Council, have been arrested.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian judge opens new probe into political figures, lawyer says

A Tunisian judge has opened a new investigation into political figures including major opponents of President Kais Saied on suspicion of conspiring against state security, a lawyer for one of them said.

Reuters

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Families ask human rights court to free jailed Tunisian opposition leaders

Daughters of Rached Ghannouchi and Said Ferjani demand justice amid continuing crackdown on dissent by President Saied

The Guardian - UK

Looking back at 20 years of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in power

After two decades in power as prime minister and as president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hoping to win a final mandate in the 2023 presidential election next month. But amid mounting anger over his handling of the economy in recent years, the seasoned Turkish politician could be in for a…

France 24

Fears Ghannouchi arrest will lead to more crackdowns in Tunisia

Opposition worried what President Kais Saied’s next step will be with a number of opposition figures in prison.

Al Jazeera

The Guardian view on Tunisia’s new autocrat: Saied’s enablers should stop

Editorial: Supporters hoped the president might help the country to move forward. Instead, he has put it into reverse

The Guardian - UK

Middle East round-up: Sudan descends into chaos

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East and North Africa coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

Judge orders Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi jailed

Ennahda, Tunisia’s largest political party, condemns the ‘unjust decision’ as crackdown on dissent escalates.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian Judge Orders Jail for Opposition Leader Ghannouchi

A Tunisian investigative judge ordered on Thursday the imprisonment of Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of main opposition party Ennahda and a prominent critic of President Kais Saied, the politician's lawyer told Reuters. Ghannouchi, who was arrested on Monday, is accused of plotting against internal state security and the decision to…

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Tunisian judge orders jail for Ennahda party leader Ghannouchi

A Tunisian investigative judge ordered on Thursday the imprisonment of the leader of Ennahda party Rached Ghannouchi, the prominent critic of President Kais Saied, the politician's lawyer told Reuters.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian Authorities Close Ennahda Movement Offices, Mobilize to Ban its Political Activities

The headquarters of Ennahda Movement in all 24 governorates of Tunisia were shut down on Tuesday following “high-level orders” to security forces, informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. Decisions to ban all political activities of the movement are reportedly in the works, potentially paving the way for a complete ban of…

France 24

Fighting still underway in Sudan, hours after ceasefire agreed

In tonight's edition: In Sudan, fighting continues despite an agreed 24-hour truce. Civilians are caught in the crossfire amid a humanitarian catastrophe. In Tunisia, the offices of Islamist opposition party Ennahda are shut and meetings banned, a day after its leader Rached Ghannouchi is arrested. And in Kenya, LGBTQ+ campaigners…

Reuters

Tunisian authorities ban meetings at opposition Ennahda party offices

Tunisian authorities on Tuesday banned meetings at all offices of the opposition Ennahda Islamist party and police closed the headquarters of the Salvation Front main opposition coalition, party and official sources said.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia: Police Arrest Three Prominent Officials of Ennahda Party

Tunisian police arrested three prominent officials of the main opposition Ennahda party on Tuesday, hours after they detained party leader Rached Ghannouchi, the most prominent critic of President Kais Saied, a lawyer and officials said. Lawyer Monia Bouali told Reuters that the officials arrested are Mohamed Goumani, Belkacem Hassan and…

Reuters

Tunisia police arrest three prominent officials of Ennahda party

Al Jazeera

Tunisian police detain opposition leader, raid Ennahda party HQ

Rached Ghannouchi has emerged as one of the biggest critics of the president since the leader shut down parliament.

Reuters

Tunisian police detain Ennahda leader Ghannouchi, evacuate party headquarters

Tunisian police on Monday detained Ennahda party leader Rached Ghannouchi, the most prominent critic of president Kais Saied, his party said, a move marking an escalation of a campaign of arrests that has targeted many high-profile opponents of Saied.

Al Jazeera

HRW calls on Tunisia to release ex-PM Laarayedh

Laarayedh has been held in detention since December without being taken before a judge, according to HRW.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia Ennahda Party Spokesman Arrested

The spokesman of Tunisia's Ennahda party has been detained, the party said on Wednesday. Abdelfattah Taghouti was detained by a national guard unit on Tuesday evening, Ennahda said, demanding his immediate release. Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) contacted the party but it had no information on the reasons behind the arrest. Authorities…

France 24

Tunisia's Saied to dissolve municipal councils ahead of local elections

Tunisian President Kais Saied said late on Wednesday he will dissolve municipal councils months before they were due to be elected, further dismantling the systems of government developed after the 2011 revolution that brought democracy.

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