International academics join effort to highlight crackdown on freedom after jailing of opposition leader, Rached Ghannouchi European powers must stand by pro-democracy Tunisians resisting a fierce onslaught designed to take the country back to the
Tunisia jails opposition leader Ghannouchi for 1 year
Rached Ghannouchi, the former parliament speaker, had appeared in court on charges of plotting against state security. He is among more than 20 opposition figures arrested since February. A Tunisian court sentenced opposition figure Rached
Tunisie: l’opposant Rached Ghannouchi condamné à un an de prison
Le chef du parti Ennahda, Rached Ghannouchi, a été condamné à un an de prison et une amende de 1 000 dinars par la Chambre correctionnelle spécialisée dans les affaires de terrorisme de Tunis. Il
Libya: Why The High Council Of State (HCS) Wants To Develop Political And Security Acumen Now – OpEd
The High Council of State (HCS) discussed political and security developments in Libya, including what it described as the divergence of the Government of National Unity (GNU) from the roadmap devised in the Geneva forum.
Libyan forces deploy in western city after deadly fighting
A Libyan interposition force deployed in the country’s western city of Zawiya after battles between armed groups left three people dead. Rival factions in the city had been fighting on and off for weeks before
Sudan war complicates Russia’s port plans, strains Wagner ties in Libya
Events in Sudan would have perhaps gone unnoticed in Russian society, including by politicians and the media, if Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had not visited Khartoum two months before fighting broke out last week
Democratic pessimism in Tunisia
Tunisia’s current system of government is by all indicators continuing to move even farther away from a liberal democratic form envisioned in the 2014 constitution. This is particularly true in the post-July 25, 2021 period
L’étoile assombrie de la Tunisie de Kaïs Saïed
La fin du « printemps » tunisien est désormais actée avec la fuite en avant répressive du régime autocratique du président tunisien, au prix d’une réputation internationale gravement endommagée. L’étoile avait déjà bien pâli mais,
L’étoile assombrie de la Tunisie de Kaïs Saïed
La fin du « printemps » tunisien est désormais actée avec la fuite en avant répressive du régime autocratique du président tunisien, au prix d’une réputation internationale gravement endommagée. L’étoile avait déjà bien pâli mais,
Algérie : dissolution du RAJ, un groupe pro-démocratie vieux de 30 ans
Les autorités algériennes ont dissous jeudi un groupe pro-démocratie vieux de plusieurs décennies qui a participé aux manifestations pacifiques qui ont contribué à forcer le président de longue date du pays nord-africain, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, à