Mohamed Morsi

Tunisian court reduces prison sentence for three condemned to 30 years in prison for smoking cannabis

A court in the Tunisian city of El Kef has slashed to 2 years the prison sentence of three young man arrested in January and condemned to 30 years in jail for possessing and smoking cannabis, a substance banned by the North African country. The court ruling came following a public outcry against the city’s […]

Africa-Burundi: regime rejects Arusha talks date

President Nkurunziza’s regime has rejected regional mediation proposition for January 6 talks in Arusha in Tanzania, calling for postponement, reports say. “Tomorrow’s talks will not take place! The Burundian government wrote to the Ugandan mediation on December 30 asking it to postpone the meeting to January 15, we are waiting for a response,” a top […]

Tunisia-2024 presidential election: Fraud accusations, ISIE refers the case to courts

Tunisia’s Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) announced on Wednesday, via its Facebook page, that it has referred the case of a rejected presidential candidate from the 2024 election to the courts. This action follows accusations of fraud and false declarations. According to ISIE, the candidate has allegedly concealed grounds for ineligibility, violating articles 291 […]