Tunisian court hands prison sentences of up to 66 years in mass trial of regime opponents
Opposition says trial was staged to entrench president Kais Saied’s authoritarian rule A Tunisian court has handed down prison sentences of 13 to 66 years...
Category : Tunisia
Europe overhauls funding to Tunisia after Guardian exposes migrant abuse
Allegations of rape, beatings and collusion by EU-funded security forces prompt shift in migration arrangements The European Commission is fundamentally overhauling how it makes payments...
US releases one of longest-held Guantánamo Bay detainees to Tunisia
Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi was held without charge for more than 20 years as prison facilitates burst of transfers A Tunisian national who had become...
Migrant rights advocate held in Tunisia under anti-terrorist investigation
Rights group says Abdallah Said’s case is a troubling first for the country amid president’s increasing crackdown Tunisian anti-terrorist investigators are handling the case of...
Europe has questions to answer over migrant abuse in Tunisia, say MEPs and activists
EU Commission says it will be sending independent observers to the country to investigate allegations of human rights violations The European Commission can no longer...
EU fears for its human rights credibility as Tunisia crushes dissent, leak shows
Document detailing ‘deterioration’ under Kais Saied will fuel concerns about bloc’s migration deal with his country The EU fears its credibility is at stake as...
Tunisia court jails potential presidential candidates and bars them from upcoming election
Critics say the move is aimed at targeting serious challengers to the current Tunisan president, Kais Saied. A Tunisian court has sentenced a number of...
European Commission accused of ‘bankrolling dictators’ by MEPs after Tunisia deal
Members of justice committee say €150m in EU funding went straight to country’s president, Kais Saied The European Commission has been accused of “bankrolling dictators”...
Former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki given eight years in prison
The sentence, passed in absentia, is part of the country’s crackdown on opponents of president Kais Saied A court in Tunisia sentenced former president Moncef...
Three killed while repairing ancient wall at Unesco world heritage site in Tunisia
Two other workers were injured when a 30m section of wall around the Old City of Kairouan gave way while being restored A section of...
