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Tunisia's opposition activists languish in jail amid dire health

The family of Issam Chebbi said he has suffered a broken leg in prison, decrying a 'great sense of anguish and injustice' at his imprisonment.

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14 August, 2026
Gabes [Getty]
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Tunisia: Fury in Gabes at Saied over environmental issues

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12 August, 2026
The 84-year-old now faces over 40 years behind bars [Getty]
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In Tunisia, questions are growing over Ghannouchi's health

Basma Barakat
27 July, 2026
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Tunisia: Kais Saied critics 'suffocating' in sweltering prisons

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23 July, 2026
Cofounder of the Islamist movement "Ennahada" or "En-Nahdha", Rached Ghannouchi, looks on during a meeting on June 6, 2011 in Tunis
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Tunisia's Ghannouchi, opposition members, given long jail terms

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03 June, 2026
Lawyer and former dean of Tunisian lawyers Chawki Tabib looks on at Tunis' bar association offices
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Tunisia jails former head of anti-graft body for 10 years

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 May, 2026
Hundreds protest in Tunis against President Kais Saied over economic hardship, political arrests and growing fears for freedoms.
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Tunisians protest against Saied over arrests and economic strain

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 May, 2026
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Prominent Tunisian journalist sentenced to year in jail

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 May, 2026
A woman protester wears a mask depicting Tunisian President Kais Saied during a popular march
Tunisia
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Tunisia temporarily bans prominent rights group

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 May, 2026
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Tunisia's Saied sacks energy minister amid uproar over draft bills

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 April, 2026
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Tunisia court rejects provisional release of two journalists

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 April, 2026
Prominent Tunisian journalist Zied El-Heni gives a speech during a solidarity day
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Tunisia arrests journalist who criticised judges

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 April, 2026
Young demonstrators raise a placard reading in Arabic ''Freedoms, the police state is over'' during the annual ''Rights and Freedoms'' march organized by the Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights (French: LTDH) to mark the 77th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, also known as Human Rights Day, in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 13, 2025.
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Tunisia's main rights group says operations suspended

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 April, 2026
Protesters carry placards and chant slogans as they march in the southern city of Gabes
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Tunisia court blocks closure of factory blamed for pollution

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 February, 2026
Wives of dissidents shout anti-government slogans
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Tunisian police detain opposition figure Olfa Hamdi at airport

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 February, 2026
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10 years of Tunisia's state of emergency with no end in sight

Meriem Belhiba
13 February, 2026
A woman protester wears a mask depicting Tunisian President Kais Saied during a popular march
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Tunisian police arrest member of parliament who mocked president

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 February, 2026
Seifeddine Makhlouf, a Islamist populist lawyer, gestures after casting his ballot at a polling station in the capital Tunis on October 6, 2019 during legislative elections. (Photo by FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images)
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Amnesty says Algeria unlawfully returned Tunisia asylum seeker

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 January, 2026
Residents make their way through flood waters, in La Goulette near the capital Tunis
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Tunisia flood death toll rises to five, with four missing

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 January, 2026
Demonstrators hold placards featuring the portrait of the detained civil society activist and former Executive Director of NGO 'Terre d'Asile Tunisie', Sherifa Riahi, as well as those of other defendants
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Tunisia court frees NGO workers accused of helping migrants

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 January, 2026
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Tunisians revive protests over state chemical plant pollution

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 December, 2025