Tag: Kaïs Saïed
Sad assessment of Kaïs Saïed’s five years in power before the election of October 6
In Tunisia, the anti-corruption NGO I Watch presented a report taking stock of Kaïs Saïed’s five years in power, on the occasion of the three years of his institutional coup.…
Election campaign in Tunisia: journalists under pressure
In Tunisia, while the electoral authority kicked off the electoral period on Sunday, July 14, the climate around the media is becoming increasingly harsh. The Tunisian Journalists’ Union published a…
Xi Jinping calls for ‘broader’ peace conference for Gaza
The foreign ministers of the Arab League as well as the presidents of Egypt, Tunisia, the Emirates and the king of Bahrain are in Beijing on May 30, for the…
In Tunisia, a surprise reshuffle in a country shaken by waves of arrests
While Tunisia is going through a period of acute turbulence, President Kaïs Saïed thanked two of his closest ministers. A reshuffle that took everyone by surprise. The new ministers, barely…
two columnists sentenced to one year in prison for criticism of the government
Two well-known columnists in Tunisia, who were prosecuted under a law on “false information” for having criticized the power of President Kaïs Saïed, were sentenced on Wednesday May 22 to…
WADA calls for “immediate release” of head of national anti-doping agency
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) expressed its “deep concern” on Monday after the announcement of the arrest in Tunisia of the head of the national anti-doping agency, calling for his…
opposition to President Saïed demonstrates for elections and an end to arbitrary arrests
The images of the arrest by hooded men of lawyer Sonia Dahmani on Saturday evening in Tunis shocked. Also a columnist in Tunisian media, this lawyer is known to Tunisians…
Remote standoff between Kaïs Saïed and Giorgia Meloni a few days before her visit to Tunis
Giorgia Meloni is expected in Tunisia on Wednesday April 17. This is the fourth time she has visited Tunis in less than a year. As always, the President of the…
journalist Zied el-Heni arrested again, an example of repression against the press
In Tunisia, journalist Zied el-Heni was arrested after comments made on a private radio station. This journalist, who has distinguished himself on numerous occasions in his criticism of the power…
Relatives are concerned about the harsh conditions of detention of opposition prisoners
In Tunisia, ten months after the wave of arrests in the ranks of the opposition, weariness is affecting the families of the detainees. That of the lawyer and former deputy…