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A public prosecutor in Tunisia on Friday appealed the decision to release opposition figure Chaima Issa from prison, according to local news. As a result, Issa was not able to leave prison on Friday. Issa’s lawyer told local news that the decision came after a counter order was given to the public prosecutor. He emphasized that [...]

A Tunisian judge ordered the release Thursday of prominent journalist Zied El-Heni who was detained on allegations of insulting Tunisian President Kais Saeid. The decision comes amidst growing concerns about freedom of expression and press freedom in the country. The judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to justify El-Heni’s continued detention by the Fifth [...]

A UN migration agency reported Tuesday that 2022 was the deadliest year for migrants crossing from the Middle East and North Africa  (MENA) into Europe. According to a report from the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Missing Migrants Project, a record number of 3,800 people died along migratory routes over the past year. The report [...]

A Tunisian court sentenced Rached Ghannouchi in absentia to one year in prison Monday following indictment charges after his arrest in April. Ghannouchi is the opposition figure in Tunisia heading the Ennahda party. His lawyer, Monia Bouali, conveyed that the 81-year-old head of the Ennahda party has been in prison since April on charges of [...]

Tunisia Police Tuesday shut down the Ennahdha offices, operating headquarters for Tunisia’s Islamist-inspired opposition party. The move came a day after police arrested Rached Ghannouchi, Ennahdha’s party leader, at his residence in Tunis, Tunisia–the nation’s capital. Ennahdha announced that investigators had raided the office headquarters in Tunis on Tuesday. Allegedly, investigators threatened all workers that [...]

Aynsley Genga is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Kenya. Due to the current economic crisis facing Kenya at the moment, Raila Odinga, the leader of Azimio (Kenya’s opposition party) has declared that on Monday March 20th 2023, there will be a nationwide strike. He has even declared Monday a “national holiday”. Throughout the week there [...]

Amnesty International Friday called for Tunisia to put an immediate end to racist and xenophobic attacks targeting Black African migrants. The violence began in early February and was exacerbated by a racially-charged speech by President Kais Saied at a National Security Council meeting on February 21. Amnesty International interviewed 20 migrants who were victims of [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tunisia Director Salsabil Chellali Monday urged Tunisian authorities to reinstate dismissed judges and prosecutors and remove all measures used to subdue judicial authority. President Kais Saied dismissed 57 magistrates last year as part of an “anti-corruption” crusade. According to Chellali, ”These blows to judicial independence reflect the government’s determination to subjugate [...]

Amnesty International Sunday called for a Tunisian lower court to quash convictions against two LGBTQ+ individuals who were convicted for homosexuality. A transgender woman and gay man were arrested along with six others December 11, 2022 in a raid carried out by the Gorjeni Judicial Police Brigade. All eight were suspected of committing homosexual acts, [...]

The Tunisian Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) Sunday announced that the total turnout of voters at the nation’s second round of parliamentary elections was estimated to be 11.3 percent. The figure shows a slight rise in ballots cast since the first round of parliamentary votes in mid-December, which saw a record low participation rate of [...]