Tag: Chokri Belaid

Tunisia: 11 demonstrators sentenced 14 years in prison each for protesting against Chokri Belaïd’s killing

December 2, 2016

A first instance court at Nabeul has sentenced eleven people to fourteen years in prison for attacking a police office and using arms in 2013 ... Read More

Again an Impasse: Tunisian Talks ‘Suspended’ over PM Nomination

November 8, 2013

The UGTT (Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail) union federation – which represents hundreds of thousands of Tunisian workers – mediating Tunisia's political crisis announced Tuesday ... Read More

Tunisia: Transitional Parliament finally resumes constitution work

September 11, 2013

Efforts to avoid a political breakdown have received a positive response with the announcement of the transitional parliament resuming its duties a month after Mustafa ... Read More

Tunisia reveals terrorist group behind political crisis

August 29, 2013

The Interior Minister, Lofti Ben Jeddou, claimed that Ansar al-Sharia is behind the killings of Mohamed Brahmi and Chokri Belaid. He presented proofs to back ... Read More

Algeria: Imams Set up Union to Counter Salafists

April 4, 2013

Algerian imams have been authorized to set up their own trade union that will stand as the advocate and protector of the Sunni Islam practiced ... Read More

Tunisian Ennahda Party: Power, Power when you Hold US…

February 19, 2013

Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali announced on Monday that his proposal to form a technocrat cabinet to bring the country out of the deadlock has ... Read More

Who Killed Tunisian Opposition Politician Chokri Belaid?

February 7, 2013

Thousands of angry Tunisians have mourned the assassination of opposition political figure Chokri Belaïd, a prominent opponent of the Islamist-led government of Hamadi Jebali. They ... Read More