Tarak Guizani

Jan 23, 2025 | dw.com | Jennifer Holleis |Tarak Guizani

01/23/2025January 23, 2025Prominent activist Sihem Bensedrine has intensified her effort to gain release after six months in detention. Observers say the human rights situation in Tunisia has dramatically deteriorated under President Kais Saied. https://p.dw.com/p/4pXVoFor Sihem Bensedrine, a 74-year-old Tunisian rights activist, being in her cell at the Manouba women's prison became unbearable last week.

Oct 21, 2024 | dw.com | Kerstsen Knipp |Tarak Guizani

According to UN experts, the human rights violations committed against migrants in Tunisia can only be described as "shocking."A recently published report stated that Tunisian authorities had engaged in "dangerous manoeuvres when intercepting migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers at sea." The report also mentioned episodes of physical violence, including beatings, threats of use of firearms, the removal of engines and fuel and the capsizing of boats.

Oct 19, 2024 | dw.com | Kerstsen Knipp |Tarak Guizani

Die UN-Experten wählten eine deutliche Sprache: Sie hätten aus Tunesien "schockierende Berichte" über Menschenrechtsverstöße gegen Migranten erhalten, schrieben sie in einer kürzlich veröffentlichten Erklärung. Es gebe seitens der tunesischen Behörden "gefährliche Manöver beim Abfangen von Migranten, Flüchtlingen und Asylbewerbern auf See", heißt es in der Stellungnahme weiter.

Sep 9, 2024 | dw.com | Jennifer Holleis |Tarak Guizani

| 10/09/202410 de setembro de 2024Enquanto o país caminha para as eleições presidenciais, a 6 outubro, observadores alertam que a votação poderá não ser democrática. Entendem que o Presidente Kais Saied está a prejudicar a base democrática das eleições. https://p.dw.com/p/4kRlnÉ que dos 17 candidatos que anunciaram concorrer à Presidência, 14 foram detidos ou impedidos de concorrer.

Sep 6, 2024 | dw.com | Jennifer Holleis |Tarak Guizani

As Tunisia gears up for the country's upcoming presidential elections on October 6, observers are worried that incumbent President Kais Saied is derailing the vote's democratic foundation. Of the 17 candidates who had announced to run for president, 14 contenders were either detained or excluded from running. On Monday, the country's Independent Electoral Commission for Elections, ISIE, approved only three candidates in total.