Dozens of opposition figures being targeted in nation once seen as beacon for democracy after sparking the Arab Spring. A Tunisian court has sentenced prominent opposition leader Abir Moussi to 12 years in prison amid a sweeping crackdown on critics of President Kais Saied, who has said he is clean»»»

Tunisian journalists protested on Thursday near government offices, demanding an end to restrictions on reporters and the release of jailed colleagues, and vowing that the widening crackdown will not silence them. The protests confirmed growing fears of unprecedented threats to free speech since Ka»»»

The Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Rights (FTDES) said on Monday authorities had suspended its activities for a month, the second NGO hit by such a measure in the space of a few days. "The FTDES this evening received an official letter informing it of the suspension of its activities for a »»»

ATFD has been at the forefront of the struggle for democracy in TunisiaVowing to take legal action, Dahmani said the association “fully complies with legal procedures“TUNIS: The Tunisian Association of Democratic Women rights group said authorities had suspended its activities, in a move denounced »»»

Deteriorating socioeconomic conditions and a deadlocked job market have triggered waves of demonstrations and speculations about a new revolt On 6 February, 26-year old Ahmed Khlifi was filmed by his friend as he walked into a police station in Sousse, a port city in eastern Tunisia, with a plastic»»»