LGBTQ+ arrests surge in Tunisia as rights groups protest
Human rights groups have condemned Tunisia’s mass arrests of LGBTQ+ people, highlighting degrading treatment at the hands of police, as...
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UN experts slam Tunisia for jailing lawyers over criticism
UN experts have accused Tunisian authorities of imprisoning lawyers to suppress dissent and silence criticism, as reported by First Post...
Tunisia’s Carthage Festival sparks culture and politics row
A summer cultural even in Tunisia is causing quite a stir over some of the performers it has invited and...
Tunisia faces school dropout crisis amongst young men
Tunisia is facing a long standing education crisis as tens of thousands of students—mostly young men—drop out of school each...
Tunisian inmate jailed for refusing to watch President Saied on TV
A Tunisian prisoner received a six-month jail sentence after refusing to watch a televised news segment featuring President Kais Saied,...
Trump accuses Tunisian president of being “unfair” with tariffs
US President Donald Trump has accused Tunisian President Kais Saied of enforcing “unfair trade practices,” citing US product tariffs that...
Disabled women protected by Tunisia’s new domestic violence shelters
Women with disabilities will now be protected by Tunisia's new domestic violence shelters, a global newsroom dedicated to amplifying the...
Tunisia sentences opposition leader, bringing jail time to +20 years
A Tunisian court has sentenced opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi to 14 years in prison, deepening the government's clampdown on political...
U.S. imposes new tariffs on Tunisia and 13 other nations
U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified his global trade offensive by imposing steep tariffs on 14 countries, including a 25%...
Tunisia secures Saudi loan for major rural infrastructure project
Tunisia and the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) have signed a $38 million concessional loan agreement, which will fund Tunisia's...
Algerian football star arrested at Paris airport after in-flight altercation
Algerian footballer, Youcef Belaïli was briefly detained at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport following an incident on board his flight,...
Tunisia and UK partner in clean energy project
The British Embassy in Tunisia, in partnership with WWF UK and WWF North Africa, has launched a 12-month initiative to...
Tunisia: NGO’s call migration policies “silent genocide”
Tunisian rights groups are intensifying calls for their government to abandon its migration deal with the European Union (EU), accusing...
Tunisia is abandoning undocumented migrants in the desert
A Tunisian lawyer was recently condemned for statements that criticised the treatment of Sub-Saharan refugees and undocumented migrants inside Tunisia....
Tunisia: protests gather in support of Abir Moussi
Dozens in northwestern Tunisia gathered outside the prison of Bulla Regia on June 29th in protest to the incarceration of...
