Algeria

Tunisia sentences Algerian-French dissident to jail in absentia

Tunis – French-Algerian activist Amira Bouraoui, whose “exfiltration” via Tunisia sparked a diplomatic incident with Paris, was sentenced in... Read more

26 Feb, 2023

Countries

Tunisian president seeks to reassure ‘legal’ migrants

Tunis –  Tunisian President Kais Saied called on Thursday for his government to take care of “legal” migrants from... Read more

25 Feb, 2023

Countries

Tunisia arrests opposition figure in escalating crackdown

Tunis – Tunisian security forces have arrested Jawhar Ben Mbarek, the most prominent opposition figure to be rounded up... Read more

25 Feb, 2023

Countries

Tunisian rights groups slam Kais Saied’s ‘racist’ migrant comments

Tunis – Tunisian rights groups accused on Wednesday President Kais Saied of racism and hate speech after he said... Read more

23 Feb, 2023

Countries

Tunisia radio boss prosecution is ‘political’, lawyers say

Tunis – Lawyers for the arrested head of a private Tunisian radio station said on Wednesday he was facing... Read more

23 Feb, 2023

Countries

Tunisia’s ex-speaker in court on new terror charges

Tunis – Tunisia’s former parliamentary speaker Rached Ghannouchi appeared in court on Tuesday on new terror-related charges after being... Read more

22 Feb, 2023

Countries

Tunisia’s Ennahdha leader faces new police investigation

Tunis – The head of Tunisia’s dissolved parliament is facing a new police inquiry, his Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party said... Read more

21 Feb, 2023

Algeria

Algeria releases mother of wanted dissident

Algiers – The mother of prominent French-Algerian activist Amira Bouraoui has been released from custody but remains under court... Read more

21 Feb, 2023

Countries

Tunisia coastguard intercepts over 400 migrants in single night

Tunis – The Tunisian coastguard said on Sunday it had intercepted overnight more than 400 migrants trying to reach... Read more

20 Feb, 2023

Countries

Tunisia journalists accuse state of intimidation

Tunis – Dozens of journalists and rights activists protested in the Tunisian capital on Thursday, accusing the state of... Read more

17 Feb, 2023