UK urged to seek release of Tunisian opposition figure jailed in crackdown
Daughter of Said Ferjani, who lived in UK for more than 20 years, says he has been falsely imprisoned and asks MPs to intervene Britain...
Category : Tunisia
Hundreds in Tunisia protest against president’s anti-migrant clampdown
March follows Kais Saied’s allegation that undocumented sub-Saharan migrants were part of plot to change country’s culture Hundreds of people in Tunisia’s capital took to...
Tunisia forces arrest senior opposition figure as crackdown escalates
Jaouhar Ben M’barek is most prominent opposition figure to be rounded up in president’s campaign of detentions Tunisian security forces have arrested Jaouhar Ben M’barek,...
Tunisia’s president calls for halt to sub-Saharan immigration amid crackdown on opposition
Kais Saied claims migrants are part of campaign to make country ‘purely African’ in move critics say is to distract from economic crisis Tunisia’s president,...
Tunisia crackdown on opposition and media alarms rights groups
Ten public figures arrested since Saturday as President Kais Saied pursues what Amnesty calls a repression of dissent Rights groups have expressed grave alarm at...
Baby among nine dead from cold and thirst on boat in Mediterranean
Survivors tell Italian authorities vessel carrying about 50 people lost its way trying to cross from Tunisia A baby was among nine people including his...
Thousands protest against Tunisian president’s seizure of near total power
Demonstrators on Saturday demanded Kais Saied step down as they marked the anniversary of 2011 revolution Thousands of protesters in central Tunis have marched against...
Tunisian parliamentary election records just 8.8% turnout
Fall in votes follows President Kais Saied’s suspension of legislature and redrawing of country’s political map Tunisia has recorded the lowest electoral turnout in its...
Tunisians go to polls in election set to cement rule of strongman president
Opposition groups are boycotting vote that one prominent party leader describes as ‘a still-born farce’ Tunisians return to the polls on Saturday, 11 years to...
Emmanuel Macron accuses Russia of feeding disinformation in Africa
French president says Moscow is pursuing ‘predatory project’ to spread influence in African countries Emmanuel Macron has accused Russia of feeding disinformation to further its...
