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Category: Tunisia
Tunisia’s Saied intensifies crackdown on political opponents ahead of his re-election
Tunisia’s Kais Saied, who made the unsurprising announcement of his re-election bid, has been using the judiciary to ban political opponents from partaking in October ... Read More
Tunisia: U.S. reports express deep concern over democracy erosion & crackdown on opposition leaders ahead of presidential vote
The Atlantic Council, the U.S. State Department and Amnesty International have issued scathing reports on the deteriorating human rights situation in Tunisia and sounded the ... Read More
Tunisia’s Kais Said busy silencing rivals ahead of presidential elections
Tunisian autocrat Kais Saied is intensifying crackdown to silence potential rivals as he seeks re-election in the presidential elections due in October. The president has ... Read More
UN denounces violations against migrants in Libya, Tunisia
The UN denounced widespread violations against refugees and migrants in Libya and Tunisia as it investigates a mass grave yard in the desert country. The ... Read More
Tunisia: Another political rival of Kais Saied eliminated from presidential race
The leader of Tunisian Republican Union Party, Lotfi Mraihi, who has announced his intention to run for President in the elections of October 2024, has ... Read More
Tunisia’s president scapegoats minister after pilgrimage chaos
Tunisia’s president kais Saied sacked his religious affairs minister after the death of dozens of Tunisian pilgrims. At least 49 Tunisians died in unspecified conditions ... Read More
Sub-Saharan migrants suffer abuse in Tunisia and Libya – UN report
Tunisia has been mistreating migrants subjecting them to refoulement, as authorities continue to round up and throw migrants in Libya where they risk torture, Reuters ... Read More
HRW denounces imprisonment of Tunisians for debt default
Hundreds of Tunisians are in jail for writing checks they were unable to pay in a debt imprisonment practice that destroys households and businesses in ... Read More
EU’s ‘cash for migrant control’ deals with Tunisia and Mauritania prove to be highly controversial
The European Union's migration deals with Tunisia and Mauritania have proved to be controversial, with the former strongly criticized for fundamental rights violations of migrants ... Read More
EIB to lend Tunisia 450 mln euros
Cash-strapped Tunisia will get 450 million euros from the European Investment Bank to fund small and medium-sized enterprises and infrastructure projects, the bank said. The ... Read More