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Tunisia police to investigate two top journalists, radio station says

Tunisia's most popular independent radio station on Thursday said two of its top broadcasters, critics of President Kais Saied, have been summoned by police for questioning, amid fears of an escalating government campaign against the media.

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

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.

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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

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

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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.

Radio France Internationale

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

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.

France 24

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

The Independent UK

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.

WEKU

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.

Al Jazeera

Shots heard near Tunisia Jewish pilgrimage site

A resident of Tunisia's island of Djerba said he had heard an exchange of shots on Tuesday near a synagogue where a Jewish pilgrimage is taking place.

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‘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

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.

Reuters

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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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.

The Guardian - UK

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…

The Independent UK

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

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.

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".

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