Tarek Amara
Senior Correspondent, North Africa at Reuters
Deputy Bureau Chief North Africa-Reuters
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5 days ago |
sowetanlive.co.za | Tarek Amara |Menna AlaaElDin |Wiki Commons
A Tunisian court on Saturday handed jail terms of 13 to 66 years to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiring, a case the opposition says is fabricated and a symbol of President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule. A Tunisian court on Saturday handed jail terms of 13 to 66 years to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiring, a case the opposition says is fabricated and a symbol of President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule.
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dailydispatch.co.za | Tarek Amara |Menna AlaaElDin |Wiki Commons
A Tunisian court on Saturday handed jail terms of 13 to 66 years to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiring, a case the opposition says is fabricated and a symbol of President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule. A Tunisian court on Saturday handed jail terms of 13 to 66 years to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiring, a case the opposition says is fabricated and a symbol of President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule.
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timeslive.co.za | Tarek Amara |Menna AlaaElDin
A Tunisian court on Saturday handed jail terms of 13 to 66 years to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiring, a case the opposition says is fabricated and a symbol of President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule. Rights groups say Saied has had full control over the judiciary since he dissolved parliament in 2021 and began ruling by decree. He dissolved the independent Supreme Judicial Council and sacked dozens of judges in 2022.
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marketscreener.com | Tarek Amara |Menna AlaaElDin
TUNIS (Reuters) -A Tunisian court handed jail terms of 13 to 66 years to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiring, a case the opposition says is fabricated and a symbol of President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule. Rights groups say Saied has had full control over the judiciary since he dissolved parliament in 2021 and began ruling by decree. He dissolved the independent Supreme Judicial Council and sacked dozens of judges in 2022.
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yahoo.com | Tarek Amara |Menna AlaaElDin
By Tarek Amara and Menna AlaaElDinTUNIS (Reuters) -A Tunisian court on Saturday handed jail terms of 13 to 66 years to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiring, a case the opposition says is fabricated and a symbol of President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule. Rights groups say Saied has had full control over the judiciary since he dissolved parliament in 2021 and began ruling by decree.
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https://t.co/MkLKxwx3fH #Tunisian private banks have halted extending new loans exceeding 15 years to protect their profits after a new law cut borrowing costs, banking sources told Reuters, a move that could complicate Tunisians' access to housing loans.
#Tunisia releases prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb https://t.co/9PQ3xznO55 The move comes days after the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Tunisia to end arrests, arbitrary detentions and jailing of of humans activists, lawyers, journalists and politicians
The step is the latest move that will completely undermine the central bank's independence after continuous criticism by President Kais Saied #Tunisian MPs propose bill stripping central bank of exclusivity on interest rates, ending its independence https://t.co/LrLsXtDTk2