Tunisia’s Saied sets presidential election date for October 6 | Elections News
The vote comes as many of Saied’s political opponents and media critics are in jail or facing prosecution. Tunisian President Kais Saied has called a…
The vote comes as many of Saied’s political opponents and media critics are in jail or facing prosecution. Tunisian President Kais Saied has called a…
Tunisian President Kais Saied is preparing to seek direct financing for the government’s budget from the Central Bank of Tunisia in a move analysts say…
Chaima Issa and Lazhar Akremi released nearly 5 months after arrest for allegedly conspiring against state security. A Tunisian judge freed two prominent political opponents…
London, England – Tunisia’s intensifying crackdown on opposition leaders and critics imperils society and risks the return of autocracy, years after demonstrations in the North African…
Opposition had raised concerns that Saied was ill after the president didn’t appear for almost two weeks. Tunisian President Kais Saied has appeared in a…
On February 21, while addressing a National Security Council meeting in Tunis, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied condemned irregular migration from sub-Saharan Africa and described it…
Family members call for British sanctions on Tunisian officials, including the president, after a wave of arrests of opposition figures. London, England – Families of…
Late last month, Tunisia’s authoritarian President Kais Saied borrowed yet another page from the global neo-fascist playbook and engaged in anti-Black racism to unleash a…
Rights activists criticise the president’s comments, say they are intended to ‘create an imaginary enemy’. President Kais Saied has alleged that undocumented immigration from sub-Saharan…
Detentions come amid a wave of arrests targeting politicians and other critics of the government. Tunisian police have arrested two more prominent opponents of President…
Tunis, Tunisia – The United States has slashed its military and civilian aid to Tunisia. A desperately needed $1.9bn International Monetary Fund loan continues to be…
Metro and bus traffic grounds to a halt in Tunis as employees go on strike over pay and bonuses. Metro and bus traffic in the…
Tunis, Tunisia – A day after Tunisians largely shunned the parliamentary elections, the Democratic Current party, one of 11 political parties which boycotted the elections,…
Opponents say a vote on December 17 under the country’s new constitution is illegitimate and are calling for a boycott. Hundreds of Tunisians have taken…
Judges say strike extended for a third week in protest against ‘judicial interference’ by President Kais Saied.Tunisian judges have extended their national strike for a…
[ad_1] Move is a response to the president’s sacking of 57 judges on Thursday, raising fears of a return to authoritarianism.Tunisian judges have launched a…