The family of Tunisia's jailed Ennahda leader and former Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi said Monday they have not heard from him in nearly a week. His daughter Soumaya Ghannouchi said in a video on X that lawyers had tried to visit her father at Mornaguia Prison, north of Tunis, over the past»»»

TUNIS: A prominent Tunisian opposition figure on hunger strike for two weeks to protest his incarceration was beaten unconscious in prison by nearly a dozen guards and fellow inmates, his family alleged on Wednesday. Jawhar Ben Mbarek, co-founder of the National Salvation Front, Tunisia’s main oppo»»»

Ennahda leader's protest follows that of opposition politician Jawhar Ben Mbarek, as critics accuse President Kais Saied of turning Tunisia into an 'open-air prison' Jailed Tunisian opposition figure Rached Ghannouchi, 84, has begun a hunger strike, his lawyers said on Saturday, joining two other d»»»

Tunis [Tunisia], November 8 (ANI): Several senior figures from Tunisia's political opposition have begun a collective hunger strike in support of detained opposition leader Jawhar Ben Mbarek, whose health has reportedly worsened after more than a week without food, Al Jazeera reported.Ben Mbarek, a»»»

The family of jailed politician Jawhar Ben Mbarek say ‘his health is deteriorating’ after refusing food for nine days so far. Prominent members of Tunisia’s political opposition have announced they will be joining a collective hunger strike in solidarity with jailed politician Jawhar Ben Mbarek, wh»»»

TUNIS - Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, 84, began a hunger strike, joining two prominent politicians who are protesting what they call “unjust imprisonment,” lawyers said on Saturday, marking the latest escalation in a standoff with President Kais Saied. Most of the country's o»»»

Hundreds of Tunisians staged two protest rallies on Wednesday against what they say is the authoritarian rule of President Kais Saied and demanded the release of political prisoners, while six detained opposition figures held a hunger strike. Saied seized extra powers in 2021 when he shut down the »»»

A Tunisian judge has granted on February 20 the release of prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb, a known critic of President Kais Saied, according to his lawyer. This decision is seen as a hopeful sign by opposition groups, who believe it could pave the way for the release of other imprisoned fi»»»