Tunisian opposition leader sentenced to 12-year jail
The leader of the opposition Free Destourian Party Abir Moussi has received a 12-year jail sentence from a Tunisian court,...
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Tunisia: external debt in decline, says new report
A new report published by the Central Bank of Tunisia shows that the country's external debt has decreased to 47.5%...
Major Tunisian union announces nationwide strike
The UGTT, Tunisia’s main union, has announced plans for a nationwide strike on January 21 to secure wage-increase talks and...
FIFA’s player release date leaves African teams unprepared
With the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) set to take off this month, FIFA has ruled that players need to...
Tunisia: Police surround home of convicted opposition leader
The National Salvation Front, a Tunisian opposition group, have claimed that Tunisian Police surrounded the home of their leader Ahmed...
Libya, Mauritania and Tunisia to foster Morocco-Algeria peace
A group of Maghreb states, including Mauritania, Tunisia and Libya, have been called on to soothe the current tensions between...
Tunisia: political figures get up to 45 years behind bars
The Court of Appeal in Tunis delivered a final ruling on nearly 40 political figures, in which they faced jail...
Tunisia: outspoken lawyer freed from prison after 18 months
Prominent outspoken lawyer, Sonia Dahmani has been freed from prison in Tunisia on November 27th after having spent 18 months...
Maghreb states called on to soothe Morocco-Algeria tensions
Maghreb states, including Mauritania, Tunisia and Libya, have been urged to foster reconciliation between Morocco and Algeria, Yabiladi reported on...
Youth drug addiction has increased in Tunisia in last decade
Tunisian analysts have raised concerns over the high rise of drug addiction among young people, according to Middle East Monitor...
Swiss NGO: Nestlé adds more sugar to baby food in Africa
Swiss NGO Public Eye accused Nestlé of a “double standard”, alleging that it sells infant cereal in Africa with more...
Another hunger strike initiated by Tunisian opposition in jail
A third Tunisian opposition leader, Rached Ghannouchi, initiated a hunger strike in prison on November 8th, citing poor conditions in...
Tunisia adds another NGO to the list of suspended groups
Tunisia's crackdown on rights groups and NGOs is continuing with the suspension of the activities of the World Organisation Against...
Human Rights Watch calls Tunisian ‘conspiracy’ trials unjust
On November 14th, the Human Rights Watch called for Tunisian authorities to overturn their conspiracy trial convictions, which they qualified...
International rights groups condemn Tunisia’s unjust trials
Tunisia is facing increasing scrutiny from international rights groups for its political trials, as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch...
