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Tunisian police arrest journalist Salah Atiyah for TV remarks

Salah Atiyah accused of ‘harming public order’ after he said president asked army to close trade union headquarters.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia’s president, opposition battle over who will fold first

UGTT trade union has announced a strike for June 16 against President Saied’s constitutional referendum.

Al Jazeera

Chile ignoring talk of World Cup lifeline - coach

Kobe (Japan) (AFP) - Chile coach Eduardo Berizzo says reports that they are set to replace Ecuador at the World Cup have "absolutely no impact" on his players despite a 2-0 defeat Friday to Qatar-bound Tunisia.

AFP

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Human rights groups say Tunisian president dealt deep blow to judicial independence

Ten international human rights groups on Friday accused Tunisian President Kais Saied of dealing "a deep blow to judicial independence", after he sacked dozens of judges last week.

Reuters

Tunisia Refutes Reports it Wants to Normalize Ties with Israel

Tunisia’s Foreign Ministry refuted reports by Israeli media that it was holding talks with Tel Aviv to normalize relations with it. In a statement, it stressed it was not interested in establishing diplomatic ties with Israel. It further underlined that the country - on the official and popular levels and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia Judges Threaten to Strike for 2nd Week Over Sackings

Tunisian judges will extend their strike into a second week if President Kais Saied does not cancel a decree firing dozens of them, the head of the judges association said on Thursday. Saied dismissed 57 judges last week, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists, charges that the association said…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian judges threaten to strike for a second week over sackings

Tunisian judges will extend their strike into a second week if President Kais Saied does not cancel a decree firing dozens of them, the head of the judges association said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Tunisian union says it being targeted by authorities after rebuffing constitution talks

The leader of Tunisia's powerful UGTT union said on Thursday it was being "targeted" by authorities after it refused to participate in talks on a new constitution called by President Kais Saied last month.

Reuters

Tunisia eases entry requirements for unvaccinated UK travellers

Unjabbed arrivals can swerve self-isolation

The Independent UK

Tunisia: Striking judges, lawyers protest president's action

Tunisian lawyers and judges have held a small protest outside the capital’s courts as part of their weeklong strike over the president’s dismissal of 57 judges

The Independent UK

Tunisia expert drafting new constitution says no reference to Islam

Tunis (AFP) - The legal expert charged with rewriting Tunisia's constitution said Monday he would present President Kais Saied with a draft stripped of any reference to Islam, in order to confront Islamist parties.

AFP

Tunisian president cuts days from judges' wages, threatens other penalties after strike

The Tunisian president on Monday asked the justice minister to deduct days from judges' wages and threatened to take other penalties after they started a week-long strike to protest against his move to dismiss dozens of them.

Reuters

Tunisia judges strike after mass sackings, Saied ‘interference’

Move is a response to the president’s sacking of 57 judges on Thursday, raising fears of a return to authoritarianism.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia: Ennahda leader Ghannouchi decries state of ‘tyranny’

Rached Ghannouchi says his party and allies will continue to work against the ‘coup’ and attacks on the constitution.

Al Jazeera

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia Police Block Protest against Saied Referendum

Tunisian police used pepper spray Saturday to disperse protesters against President Kais Saied and a planned July referendum, nearly a year after he seized wide-ranging powers in what opponents decry as a coup. The police blocked the protesters, who numbered around 100, as they attempted to reach the headquarters of…

Reuters

Tunisian judges to suspend work in courts for a week after president fired 57 judges

Tunisian judges will suspend work in courts for a week and hold a sit-in to protest against the president's firing of dozens of judges, a judge said on Saturday.

Reuters

Tunisian opposition vows to fight president's move to replace constitution

Dozens of opposition supporters took to the streets of Tunisia's capital on Saturday to protest against the start of talks over a new constitution, which they see as an attempt by President Kais Saied to consolidate a grab for power.

Al Jazeera

Skirmishes as police block Tunisia protests against July referendum

Police blocked protesters marching towards the headquarters of the electoral board whose chief Saied recently replaced.

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Sliti stars as Tunisia run riot against 10-man Equatorial Guinea

Johannesburg (AFP) - Naim Sliti scored and created two other goals as Qatar World Cup qualifiers Tunisia began a four-match build-up this month by hammering 10-man Equatorial Guinea 4-0 in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Thursday.

Reuters

U.S. says Tunisia undermining democratic institutions after purge of judges

Washington on Thursday accused Tunisia's President Kais Saied of undermining the country's democratic institutions after he fired dozens of judges amid a raft of measures that appeared designed to consolidate one-man rule.

Reuters

Tunisian judges' association calls president's move to sack judges a "massacre"

The Tunisian Judges Association on Thursday called the president's decision to sack dozens of judges as a "massacre" and called on members to oppose it.

Radio France Internationale

Tunisia's President purges 57 judges, tightening grip on judiciary

Tunisia's President has sacked 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists in a purge of the judiciary that comes as he seeks to remake the political system after consolidating his one-man rule.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian Judiciary Accuses Ghannouchi of Attacking State Security

Fatima Bouqtaya, spokeswoman for the court in the Tunis suburb of Ariana, said that the charges facing Rached Ghannouchi, the speaker of Tunisia’s now-dissolved parliament, involve breaching and attacking state security. The Tunisian court has imposed a travel ban on Ghannouchi and 33 other individuals as part of an inquiry…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian President Purges Judges

Tunisia's president sacked 57 judges on Wednesday, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists, Reuters reported. In a televised address President Kais Saied said he had "given opportunity after opportunity and warning after warning to the judiciary to purify itself".

Reuters

Tunisia's president sacks 57 judges, accuses them of corruption

Tunisia's President Kais Saied on Wednesday sacked 57 judges, the official gazette said, after he accused them of corruption, complicity and protecting accused persons in terrorist cases.

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