Tag: Tunisia
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…
Russian planes in Tunisia? This rapprochement with Moscow which worries Westerners – L’Express
Have Russian planes landed at the airport on the Tunisian island of Djerba? This is what reported, Sunday May 19, La Repubblica. An article in the Italian daily reported “Russian…
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…
anti-racist activist Saadia Mosbah tried for money laundering
Today, Wednesday May 22, the trial of Saadia Mosbah, one of the figures in the fight against anti-black racism in Tunisia, opens in Tunis. At the head of an association…
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…
Rima Hassan, the candidate for the European elections, on conquered ground in Tunis
Less than a month before the European elections, candidate Rima Hassan is arousing passion in France. An LFI candidate, she has Palestinian origins and is campaigning focusing on the war…
the police carried out a shock operation to dislodge migrants
On Monday April 29, the authorities carried out an operation in the Sfax metropolitan area officially aimed at combating illegal immigration and migrant traffickers. An intervention which took place while…
migrants survive in olive fields
In El Hamra, in the Sfax region (east of the country), several makeshift camps for sub-Saharan migrants living in the region’s olive groves were dismantled last week by the National…
With a new visit by an Italian minister to Tunisia, the rapprochement continues
The Italian Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, was in Tunis this Tuesday, April 23. A visit which comes as relations between the two countries have experienced a notable warming in…