Tunisia: Miners demand investment in local infrastructure
Protests raged through the Tunisian city of Gafsa on 26 February, as civil society organisations and miners marched for better...
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Tunisian extremist gets life sentence for 2020 attack in France
A Tunisian national on February 26th was given a life sentence with no parole for the killing of three in...
Tunisia dismisses UN criticism over political crackdown
Tunisia has dismissed criticisms from the UN over its crackdown on political opposition, expressing “deep astonishment” at the accusations. Reported...
Tunisian court issues death sentences for political leader’s murder
A Tunisian court sentenced eight people to death over the assassination of Tunisian opposition leader, Mohamed Brahmi. Reported by VOA...
Tunisia “astonished” at UN criticism of human rights record
Tunisia has expressed “deep astonishment” after the United Nations (UN) accused it of political crackdowns, dismissing the criticism as inaccurate....
Carrie Schenkel and James Storen: MENA region needs platform politics
The organization of political parties has served multiple distinct roles in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In many...
Eight face death sentences over murder of Tunisian activist
Eight defendants have been sentenced to death on February 25th for the assassination of the leftist opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi...
Former president of Tunisian FA jailed
The former president of the Tunisian Football Federation, Wadie Jary, has been sentenced to four years in prison on corruption...
Former boss of Tunisian FA jailed for corruption
The former president of the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) Wadie Jary has been sentenced to four years in prison on...
Tunisian president Saied calls for changes to central bank law
Tunisian president Kais Saied called for the law governing the central bank to be amended on February 22nd, reported Reuters....
Strike shut Tunisian mining town after road accident
Schools and businesses in one of Tunisia’s key mining towns, Om Laarayes, closed on February 20th, as part of a...
Journalist Mohamed Boughalleb released in Tunisia
A Tunisian judge on February 20th released prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb, a critic of president Kais Saied, his lawyer told...
UN demands a stop to wave of political “persecution” in Tunisia
The United Nations human rights chief has decried what he called the "persecution of political opponents" in Tunisia, demanding authorities...
Relocating Hamas splits opinion in Tunisia
Israeli media have raised the possibility of Tunisia relocating Palestinians - including Hamas fighters - from Gaza according to The...
Tunisia: Possibility of ‘hosting’ exiled Hamas shot down
Israeli media has claimed Tunisia could take exiled Hamas fighters prompting a cacophony of voices from the North African country....
