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Human rights groups denounce trials as further evidence of a crackdown on opposition by President Kais Saied.

The trial of several prominent Tunisian opposition figures accused of national security offences opened on Tuesday, with rights groups denouncing the case as politically motivated.

Something unexpected – but hardly unprecedented – happened in South Korea on Dec. 3, 2024. With little warning, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law, citing the threat from “pro-North Korean anti-state forces.”

Rights group says Abdallah Said’s case is a troubling first for the country amid president’s increasing crackdown

French student Victor Dupont's detention in Tunisia raises concerns about foreigner safety under President Saied. Diplomatic efforts secure his return to P...

French PhD student Victor Dupont has been detained in Tunisia on breach of state security charges for at least 12 days, it was announced this week. His university has denounced the arrest as an attack on fundamental liberties.

There was tension hanging in the air as I walked through Tunisia’s capital city, Tunis, in July, just months before the country’s latest presidential election. The conversations I had in cafes and markets confirmed people’s uncertainty and apprehension about the state of their country.

Concerns are growing that funds from the migration deal are connected to abuses by the repressive regime in Tunis

Preliminary results show Saied winning 90.7 percent of the vote with 28.8 percent turnout, revealing deep divisions.