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Tunisia arrests raise opposition fears of wider crackdown

Coordinated arrests of political and media figures represent a new phase in Tunisian President Kais Saied's struggle with a fragmented but emboldened opposition, raising fears of a wider campaign to quell dissent.

Reuters

Tunisia Expands Arrests of Individuals Accused of ‘Conspiring against State Security’

A new wave of arrests in Tunisia has expanded to include businessmen, judges and security officials who have been accused of “conspiring against state security.” Tunisian human rights sources estimated the number of detainees at about 15 individuals. According to the sources, it is likely that the number of those…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian Islamist leader arrested in crackdown on opposition

Lawyers say that Tunisian authorities have arrested the leader of the Ennahda opposition Islamist movement in a crackdown on rival politicians and critics of the North African country’s increasingly authoritarian president Kais Saied

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Tunisia arrests more prominent critics of President Saied

Detentions come amid a wave of arrests targeting politicians and other critics of the government.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia ramps up arrests, detains radio station head and opposition official

Tunisian police on Monday detained a radio station head and a senior opposition official, part of a wave of arrests targeting prominent politicians and other figures as critics of the president accuse him of seeking to quell dissent.

Reuters

Tunisia police arrest ex-judges sacked by president, lawyer and media say

Tunisian police on Sunday arrested two former judges who were dismissed by President Kais Saied last year, a lawyer and local media said, in the second day of a wave of detentions of prominent people, including politicians and a businessman.

Reuters

Tunisian police detain prominent politician and businessman, their lawyers say

Tunisian police detained a politician and a prominent, politically connected businessman on Saturday, their lawyers said, adding that authorities had not given reasons for the arrests.

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Tunisian president decides to strengthen diplomatic ties with Syria

Tunisian President Kais Saied has decided to strengthen diplomatic ties with Syria, the presidency said on Thursday, the clearest sign yet of Tunisia's intention to fully restore relations days after a deadly earthquake that has devastated large parts of Syria.

Reuters

Algeria recalls ambassador to Paris over activist's flight

Algeria recalled its ambassador to Paris on Wednesday, accusing France of orchestrating the escape of an activist it wants for arrest and triggering a new crisis between the countries after months of increasingly warm relations.

Reuters

Middle East round-up: Has the next Intifada already started?

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia police arrest labour union official amid political dispute

Tunisian police arrested a labour union official over a strike at a highway toll booth, union officials said on Wednesday, indicating a more direct confrontation between President Kais Saied and one of the country's strongest political forces.

Reuters

Monday briefing: How Nadhim Zahawi was fired from government

In today’s newsletter: Why did it take Rishi Sunak so long, and what exactly was the Tory party chair guilty of?

The Guardian - UK

Tunisia sees dismal turnout in runoff vote for parliament

About 11.3% of Tunisia’s electorate took part in Sunday’s runoff vote for a defanged parliament, the latest sign of popular discontent with politics in the North African country that’s mired in economic crisis.

Tribune News Service

Tunisia's parliamentary run-off sees same low voter turnout of first round

Tunisia's parliamentary run-off election on Sunday looked set to replicate the low turnout of December's first round, with voter participation at just 7.7 percent by the afternoon.

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The Independent UK

Elections shine spotlight on Tunisia's troubled democracy

Tunisia’s president and its shaky democracy are facing an important test Sunday as voters cast ballots in the second round of parliamentary elections

Reuters

Tunisians elect weakened parliament on 11% turnout

Tunisia announced that a mere 11% of the electorate had voted on Sunday in parliamentary runoffs, with critics of President Kais Saied saying the empty polling stations were evidence of public disdain for his agenda and seizure of powers.

France 24

Tunisia's corruption contagion: Country's largest commercial port in the crosshairs

Tunisia is holding a second round of parliamentary elections this weekend. Voter turnout in the first round hit a record low, a reflection of a broader apathy. And yet, the election of President Kais Saied in 2019 had raised many hopes, notably in the fight against corruption. At the Rades…

Reuters

Tunisian activists decry intimidation as vote looms

Tunisian activist Chaimaa Issa is due to face a military court on Friday on charges of insulting a president whom she accuses of trashing the democracy built from a 2011 revolution in which she took full part.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

All Eyes on Turnout as Tunisia Votes again after Boycott

Tunisians are to vote again on Sunday in elections for a parliament stripped of its powers, the final pillar of President Kais Saied's remake of politics in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The second-round vote comes as the North African country grapples with a grave economic crisis and deep…

The Independent UK

Thousands protest in Tunisia against president's rule

Thousands of protesters angry at Tunisia’s economic crisis and the president’s increasingly authoritarian drift have marched through the capital

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thousands of Tunisians Rally against President on Revolution Anniversary

Thousands of protesters marched against Tunisian President Kais Saied's seizure of near total power in central Tunis on Saturday, demanding he step down as they marked the anniversary of a key date in the 2011 revolution. The central Habib Bourguiba Avenue, the traditional site for major demonstrations, was crowded with…

Reuters

Thousands of Tunisians rally against president on revolution anniversary

Al Jazeera

Tunisia increasingly isolated under Saied as US loses interest

The president has tried to look abroad to get the country out of its economic crisis, without much success.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian President Sacks Trade Minister, Sfax Governor

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday dismissed the country's minister of trade and export development and the governor of Sfax. Sfax is the second biggest city in Tunisia. Without giving further details, the presidency announced in a terse the dismissal of Fadila Al-Rabhi, the minister of trade and export development.…

Reuters

Three prominent opponents of Tunisian president say they are under investigation

Three prominent opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Monday that they had received notices from prosecutors that they were under investigation, including one related to assaulting public security and insulting the president.

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