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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

The Independent 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

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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

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

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

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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.

Reuters

‘I’d leave too if I could’: Tunisian club whose footballers all left for Europe

In five years Ghardimaou has lost 65 players, in exodus from country blamed on political instability and lack of jobs

The Guardian - UK

‘Not safe for us’: Sudanese in north Africa warn fleeing relatives of danger

People who sought route to Europe before fighting erupted in Khartoum have faced police brutality, torture and homelessness

The Guardian - UK

Biden urged to halt US aid to Tunisia over ‘authoritarian turn’

Nearly two dozen advocates, academics and ex-officials also call on US to impose sanctions against President Kais Saied.

Al Jazeera

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.

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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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Reuters

Tunisian president appoints new ambassador to Syria - presidency

Tunisia's President Kais Saied on Thursday appointed a new ambassador to Syria, the Tunisian presidency said in a statement, the latest Arab move to end Syria's regional isolation.

France 24

Tunisian city of Sfax becomes hub for migrant crossings to Italy

In Tunisia, the number of migrants leaving for Italy has increased since the start of the year. Coastguard officials in the southeastern Sfax region say there's been a 300 percent increase compared to 2022. The region has over 150 kilometres of coastline and Sfax is also the country's economic capital,…

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Al Jazeera

Political detainees’ families to EU: Sanction Tunisian officials

The request comes on the heels of the April 17 arrest of opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi.

Reuters

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Tunisia’s new autocrat: Saied’s enablers should stop

Editorial: Supporters hoped the president might help the country to move forward. Instead, he has put it into reverse

Al Jazeera

Middle East round-up: Sudan descends into chaos

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East and North Africa coverage this week.

Radio France Internationale

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".

Al Jazeera

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.

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