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Tunisia frees two students arrested for satirical song criticising police

A Tunisian judge on Thursday freed two students arrested over a satirical song criticising the police, after President Kais Saied said their detention was "totally unacceptable" and called for their release, their lawyers said.

Reuters

Tunisia a ‘ticking time bomb’ as Saied cracks down on opposition

Experts and relatives of detained politicians raise alarm on the government’s heavy hand.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia president pledges safety for Jewish citizens after synagogue attack

Tunisian president Kais Saied pledged on Wednesday to guarantee the safety of Jewish citizens and their temples, after meeting the country's chief rabbi in the wake of a deadly attack at a synagogue.

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More than 100 academics call for Ghannouchi’s release in Tunisia

Some 150 signatories call for the release of opposition leader Ghannouchi, saying his arrest is part of a ‘witch hunt’.

Al Jazeera

European leaders urged to help Tunisians resist assault on democracy

International academics join effort to highlight crackdown on freedom after jailing of opposition leader, Rached Ghannouchi

The Guardian - UK

Tunisia detains two students over satirical song criticizing police

Tunisian police arrested two students over a satirical song criticizing the police, their lawyer said on Wednesday, reinforceing fears of an erosion of freedom of speech after President Kais Saied seized most powers two years ago.

Reuters

Tunisia's moderate Islamist leader sentenced in absentia to year in prison

A court has sentenced moderate Tunisian Islamist leader Rached Ghannouchi to a year in prison for allegedly referring to police officers as tyrants in what his party said early Tuesday amounted to a sham trial

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Under the Fig Trees review – beguiling battle of the sexes in Tunisian fields

Largely improvised, Erige Sehiri’s film packs argument, gossip, romance and social criticism into a busy day of fruit picking

The Guardian - UK

Tunisian judge sentences opposition leader Ghannouchi to a year in absentia

A Tunisian judge on Monday sentenced opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, to a year in absentia on charges of incitement, his lawyer Monia Bouali said.

Reuters

Media rights retreat in Tunisia as gov’t tightens freedoms

Government restrictions are reducing the number of media outlets that are still speaking with an independent voice.

Al Jazeera

Deadly synagogue attack in Tunisia was premeditated, interior minister says

A Tunisian national guardsman behind an attack that killed five people intentionally targeted the ancient synagogue on the Mediterranean island of Djerba in a premeditated act, Tunisia's interior minister said Thursday.

France 24

South Africa rejects US accusations it has provided arms to Russia

In tonight's edition: South Africa rejects accusations by the United States that it's providing weapons to Russia. Also, the search for missing people continues in eastern DR Congo after last week's devastating floods. And Tunisia's Jewish community is still in shock, two days after an attack at the Ghriba synagogue…

France 24

Deadly Tunisian synagogue attack was premeditated and targeted temple, interior minister says

Tunisia’s interior minister says a national guardsman behind an attack that killed five people intentionally targeted an ancient synagogue in a premeditated act

The Independent UK

France opens terrorism probe into Tunisia synagogue attack

The French anti-terrorist prosecutor has opened an investigation into the deadly shooting attack at the Ghriba synagogue on Tunisia’s Djerba island that left five people dead, including a Franco-Tunisian man.

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Al Jazeera

Who are some of the key opposition figures targeted in Tunisia?

Thirty opposition figures deemed critical of president have been arrested in recent months, Human Rights Watch says.

Radio France Internationale

France denounces antisemitism as Tunisia probes synagogue attack

Tunisian authorities have opened an investigation into a shooting attack at the historic El Ghriba synagogue on the island of Djerba that left five people dead, including one Frenchman. France has called out antisemitism, while Tunisia's President sought to reassure people that his country was still safe.

Reuters

Analysis-North Africa backslides toward swirling debt troubles

Tunisia and Egypt are edging closer to major debt crises that could suck in a volatile North Africa region and pose tough choices to wealthy Gulf Arab neighbours, investors and analysts warn.

France 24

Several killed, including worshippers, in Tunisia synagogue shooting

In tonight's edition: At least five people are killed in Tunisia in a shooting at a synagogue on the island of Djerba. A national guard member opened fire on colleagues and worshippers before being shot dead himself. Also, in northwestern Nigeria, divers in the Shagari river have been desperately searching…

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The Conversation

For Tunisia’s muzzled media, Arab Spring is now a distant memory

“Every afternoon before I leave the office, I turn off my phone and remove the SIM card. I don’t want to authorities to track my whereabouts.” Ayman (anonymised for protection) is one of Tunisia’s most prominent media profiles, and among the dwindling number of journalists who dare to criticise the…

France 24

Tunisia launches investigation after several killed in shooting near synagogue

Tunisian authorities were Wednesday investigating a shooting spree by a police officer that claimed five lives and sparked mass panic during a Jewish pilgrimage at Africa's oldest synagogue.

The Independent UK

Toll rises to 5 killed in Tunisia synagogue attack

Tunisia’s TAP news agency says the death toll rose to five people killed, including two Jewish pilgrims and three Tunisian police guards, after an attack near a synagogue on the Mediterranean island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage

Reuters

Six dead after Tunisia synagogue shooting, president blames 'criminals'

Tunisia's president on Wednesday blamed "criminals" seeking to harm the tourism sector for a synagogue shooting on the island of Djerba that killed six people in the country's deadliest attack in years.

WEKU

A gun attack on an old Tunisian synagogue has killed 5 people

The number of people killed in a gun attack on a synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage has risen to five. The motive for the attack was under investigation.

Al Jazeera

Six dead after attack near synagogue on Tunisia’s Djerba island

Tunisian naval guard shot dead two visitors to Djerba’s Ghriba Synagogue and a security guard before being killed.

The Independent UK

Tunisia: 3 killed, 10 injured in attack near synagogue

A Tunisian naval guard has shot and killed a colleague and two civilians as he tried to enter a synagogue on the island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage

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