Algeria passes law ensuring press freedom
In what was hailed as a big step forward with regards to Algeria’s press freedom, the country’s National Council passed...
Human rights
Tunisia: Trade unionists fight back against arrests of members
Four Tunisian trade unionists were arrested on November 20 as President Kais Saied continues his brutal crackdown of dissident voices,...
Libya PM’s wife slams Palestinian exclusion from rights charter
World leaders’ wives attacking Israel with fiery language it seems is becoming a new trend. At a conference in Istanbul,...
Tunisians withdraw from Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s youth program
Multiple Tunisian participants in the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung's GAV Youth Academie program said they would not take part in the program due...
Algeria: 4 journalists arrested in continuation of crackdown on dissent
On October 20, multiple journalists were handed prison sentences as Algeria continues to crack down on press freedom, according to...
Tunisia: Interim Ennahda leader on trial for terror charges
The Ennahda Party’s interim leader was recently arrested for “suspicious political alliances” and stood trial on October 10, reports Asharq...
Tunisia: Families of dissidents go to The Hague after mass arrests
Family members of imprisoned Tunisian politicians and lawyers will attempt to challenge the brutal acts carried out by the Tunisian...
Opposition figure latest to be jailed in Tunisia
A prominent critic of Tunisian President, Kais Saied was arrested earlier this month, according to French newspaper, Le Monde, October...
New UN boss worries boat deaths have become ‘normalized’
The new head of the UN migration agency, Amy Pope, expressed her concern on September 2 that deaths of people...
Tunisia: jailed Muslim Brotherhood leader begins hunger strike
Ennahda party leader Rached Ghannouchi embarked on a three-day hunger strike in solidarity with fellow jailed opposition figures in Tunisia,...
