Tunisian police release journalist who filmed critic’s arrest
Tunisian police have released a photojournalist detained in a May 13th police raid on the country’s lawyers’ bar headquarters, according...
Human rights
Tunisia: Three Saied critics arrested in police raid
Prominent Tunisian lawyer Sonia Dahmani, known for her fierce criticism of President Kais Saied, was arrested on May 11th according...
Tunisia detains prominent migrants’ rights activist
Tunisia’s public prosecutor detained prominent activist and migrants’ rights group head Saadia Mosbah on May 7th, according to Reuters. The...
Netanyahu’s cabinet bans Al Jazeera
Israel’s war in Gaza escalates Netanyahu’s war on journalists and free speech after his government unanimously voted to close all...
Tunisia: political opposition gives election ultimatum
Tunisia’s opposition continues to rage against the president’s authoritarian regime as the calendar creeps towards the presidential elections. Opposition coalition,...
Tunisia: Europe remains just out of migrant’s reach
The EU’s anti-immigration deals with Tunisia do not seem to deter migrants from continuing their attempts to enter Europe. Seeking...
200 dead in Burkina Faso military massacre, rights group says
Burkina Faso’s military personnel killed 223 civilians after two villages were thought to be cooperating with militants, a report by...
Portugal must “pay the costs” of colonial past, says president
Portugal’s President said that his country would have to “pay the costs” of slavery and its colonial past and has...
Tunisia: authorities recover 19 bodies at sea
The Tunisian authorities recovered the bodies of 19 people who hoped to cross the Mediterranean Sea and migrate into Europe,...
US Senate considers sanctions against Sudan RSF leader
An open letter to US President Joe Biden has called for sanctions against Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its...
Tunisian Jews tone down festivities amid security fears
Wary of the safety concerns, the Jewish community in Tunisia are already preparing a toned-down event to celebrate Lag Ba’Omer...
UN calls for probe into death of Libyan activist
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) called on April 21st for an investigation of Libyan activist, Siraj Dughman,...
Top Tunisian journalist receives defamation sentence
Another journalist has been imprisoned under President Kais Saied’s regime over a complaint from a civil servant, according to AFP....
French university cancels pro-Palestinian conference
In what was another controversy surrounding free speech and pro-Palestinian activism, a university in northern France cancelled a conference, which...
UK court rules school prayer ban is lawful
A British High Court ruled on April 16 that a prayer ban imposed by a school in North London early...
