The Latest Breaking News from Tunisia

Another 120 migrants were transferred by coastguard boat to the Italian island of Lampedusa

Demonstration comes after two Tunisian commentators critical of President Saeid were sentenced to prison.

Search and rescue operations under way while five suspects have been arrested, Tunisian National Guard says.

The boat is believed to have been heading to Italy.

Al Ahly, based in Cairo, and Esperance, in Tunis, are among the most successful clubs in the history of the main club cup competition in Africa, the CAF Champions League.

Supporters denounce arrests of lawyers, journalists as ‘wave of repression’ shows no sign of slowing down.

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of the Tunisian capital after a lawyer was allegedly tortured by police.

The recent arrests of two lawyers and two journalists in Tunisia for criticising the situation in the country come amid rising concerns over political and individual freedoms. President Kais Saied seized more powers in 2021 and later signed a decree that outlaws “spreading false news”, which journalists and opposition figures…

A Tunisian lawyers association on Sunday called for a nationwide strike after hooded police raided Tunisia’s bar association headquarters and arrested a prominent lawyer as authorities escalated a broad government crackdown that has ensnared political dissidents, non-governmental organizations and Black migrants.