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Tunisian police violence brings back memories of old regime

Incidents at basketball arena and sit-in by African migrants have led to accusations that police brutality is rising.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia’s choice: Migration and realpolitik in the Mediterranean

Tunisia’s relationship with Europe remains firm as the EU courts Tunis’s help in stopping migration.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian journalists union say president is No 1 enemy of press freedom

Tunisia's main journalists' union accused President Kais Saied on Wednesday of becoming the number one enemy of press freedom since he seized almost all powers in 2021, a move that the opposition described as a coup.

Reuters

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Soccer-Chainsaw-wielding fan arrested at Tunis CAF quarter-final

A soccer fan wielding a chainsaw was arrested during riots at a CAF Champions League match in Tunis, a source at the Interior Ministry said on Monday.

Reuters

Tunisian cemeteries fill up as hundreds of dead refugees wash up on coast

Hospitals, morgues and burial grounds under pressure, with more than 300 bodies found this year in just one region

The Guardian - UK

Tunisian President Appoints New Ambassador to Syria

Tunisia's President Kais Saied on Thursday appointed a new ambassador to Syria, the Tunisian presidency said in a statement. Tunisia cut off diplomatic relations with Syria nearly a decade ago to protest Bashar Assad's crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in 2011 that developed into civil war in which hundreds of thousands…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia rounds up migrants at sea in unprecedented numbers

A young man wearing a baseball cap emblazoned with “Dior," women clutching infants and children bundled against the cold step into a Tunisian Maritime National Guard boat and away from their dreams of life in Europe

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Italy touts money for reforms as EU discusses upheaval in Tunisia

Italy offered Tunisia a prospect of money in exchange for economic and political reforms as European Union foreign ministers discussed on Monday how to respond to growing instability in a country that is a gateway for African migration to Europe.

Reuters

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

Tunisian opposition leader Ghannouchi remanded in custody

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been remanded in custody following his arrest earlier this week, his Ennahdha party said on Thursday, denouncing his "unjust imprisonment".

Radio France Internationale

Who is Ghannouchi, the Ennahdha party leader arrested in Tunisia?

Rached Ghannouchi is the highest-profile figure to be arrested in Tunisia as President Saied tightens his grip on power.

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 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.

Reuters

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Tunisians Ration Water in State-ordered Ban

It’s a feeble drip, drip, drip from the taps every night in Tunisia for six months. Spigots are cut off for seven hours from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.

The Independent UK

In grim drought, Tunisians ration water in state-ordered ban

Tunisians are on the front lines of a battle against an increasingly severe drought, now in its fifth year in the north African country, with the government issuing a sudden order to its population to ration their water usage from April to September — or risk fines or jail

Al Jazeera

Tunisian authorities close opposition Ennahdha party HQ

Move comes a day after party leader Ghannouchi was arrested in a continuing crackdown on Tunisia’s opposition.

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian Foreign Minister to Visit Algeria

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad will arrive in Algeria on Saturday, Algerian state radio reported late on Friday, a visit that reinforces Damascus' openness to the Arab world after it was isolated for more than a decade. The Algerian foreign minister, Ahmed Ataf, will receive the visiting minister, state radio…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian Dies After Setting Himself on Fire in Protest Against Police

A professional footballer in Tunisia has died after setting himself alight earlier this week in what he called a protest against the "police state" ruling the country, his brother said Friday. Nizar Issaoui, 35, suffered third-degree burns from his action in the village of Haffouz in the central region of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian Foreign Minister Discusses Illegal Migration in Italy

Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar has discussed the worsening illegal migration crisis with several Italian officials in Rome. Thursday's visit comes after the Italian cabinet declared a state of emergency to deal with the increasing number of irregular migrants. Data from the Italian Ministry of the Interior indicates that about…

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