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Tunisians step up protests against Saied's crackdown on opposition

Tunisians step up protests against Saied's crackdown on opposition

By Tarek Amara TUNIS, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Tunisians took to the streets on Saturday for a third straight week to protest against President Kais Saied's...

07.12.2025 3

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Tunisian police arrest opposition figure Chaima Issa to enforce 20-year jail term

Tunisian police arrest opposition figure Chaima Issa to enforce 20-year jail term

By Tarek Amara TUNIS, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Tunisian police arrested prominent opposition figure Chaima Issa at a protest in the capital Tunis on...

01.12.2025 6

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Tunisians escalate protests against Saied, demanding return of democracy

Tunisians escalate protests against Saied, demanding return of democracy

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Thousands of Tunisians marched in the capital on Saturday in a protest against “injustice and repression”,...

24.11.2025 3

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Jailed Tunisian opposition leader faced brutal violence in prison, his lawyer says

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -The family and lawyers of jailed Tunisian opposition leader Jawhar Ben Mbarek accused prison authorities on Wednesday...

14.11.2025 4

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A third Tunisian opposition leader launches hunger strike in prison

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, 84, began a hunger strike, joining two prominent politicians who...

09.11.2025 1

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Tunisia says 'assault' on Gaza aid ship was 'orchestrated'

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia said on Wednesday the "assault" on a ship at Sidi Bou Said port was "orchestrated," after the Global Sumud...

12.09.2025 5

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Tunisians protest aginst President Saied, call country an ‘open-air prison’

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Hundreds of Tunisian activists protested in the capital on Friday against President Kais Saied, denouncing his rule as...

27.07.2025 7

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Once a beacon of hope, Tunisia's civil society struggles to survive

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -In May 2024, Tunisian activist Cherifa Riahi was arrested just two months after giving birth, accused of harbouring...

22.07.2025 3

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