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Tag: prison
Tunisian court condemns cleric to four years in prison for calling for jihad
The Court of First Instance of Tunis sentenced a Muslim cleric to four years in prison for calling youth to jihad during his preaches, “Tunisie ... Read More
U.S takes stock of political situation in Senegal in phone conversation
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held a phone conversation with Senegal’s leader Macky Sall to discuss the political situation in the West African ... Read More
Benin sentences Dutch man to 15 years in prison for possession of “high risk” drug
Benin’s Court of Economic Crimes and Terrorism Repression (CRIET) pressed Tuesday 15 years in prison sentence against a Dutch man for possession and sale of ... Read More
Egypt sets journalists free from pretrial detention
Egyptian authorities released Monday Al-Jazeera journalist, Hesham Abdel Aziz, and journalist Raouf Ebeid from pretrial detention, reports say. Abdel Aziz, a journalist at Al Jazeera ... Read More
Tunisian court hands one-year prison sentence to journalist for disclosing data on terrorism
Tunis Court of First Instance Tuesday sentenced a local journalist to one year in prison on charges of disclosing data on a counter-terrorism operation in ... Read More
Ex-Tunisian leader Moncef Marzouki handed four-year prison sentence for treason
A court in Tunisia sentenced former President Moncef Marzouki to four years in prison in absentia for working against the interests of the North African ... Read More
Tunisia sentences four youth to 20 years in prison for drug trafficking
The Tunis court of first instance sentenced Tuesday four young men to 20 years in prison for forming a drug trafficking network in the capital, ... Read More
Former South African President Jacob Zuma surrendered to authorities
The uncertainty hovered until the last minute: the former South African president Jacob Zuma, sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court, finally ... Read More
Egypt nabs renowned businessman for funding unlicensed excavation of antiquities
The Egyptian police arrested Tuesday businessman and ex-owner of Mehwar satellite channel Hassan Rateb on accusation of funding unlicensed excavation of antiquities, a crime amounting ... Read More
Algeria: BBC Correspondent Thrown in Prison for Espionage
Algerian Authorities have locked up journalist fixer Saïd Chitour over espionage after he was arrested early last month at Algiers airport on his way back ... Read More