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Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi joins group of imprisoned hunger strikers
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi began a hunger strike in prison on Monday, joining other government critics striking to protest what they see as unjust incarceration. Imed Khemiri, the spokesperson for his political party, told The Associated...
A Tunisian court extends the prison term for a one-time presidential candidate
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian corruption court that has targeted many government critics tripled the prison term facing a businessman who challenged President Kais Saied in the 2019 presidential election. Nabil Karoui — a populist media mogul who has been plagued by charges...
Tunisian opposition party leader sentenced to 3 years as crackdown on president's critics continues
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The head of Tunisia's largest opposition party was sentenced to three years in prison in the latest display of the North African country's crackdown on critics of President Kais Saied. Rached Ghannouchi, the 82-year-old president of the Islamist party...
