By Tarek Amara

TUNIS (Reuters) -The family and lawyers of jailed Tunisian opposition leader Jawhar Ben Mbarek accused prison authorities on Wednesday of brutally assaulting him to try to force an end to his two-week-old hunger strike.

Ben Mbarek, one of the most prominent opponents of President Kais Saied, was detained in 2023 and sentenced this year to 18 years in prison on charges of conspiring to overthrow the president; he has denied the charges, which he said were fabricated.

"Ben Mbarek faced torture. He........

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