The Tunisian opposition leader Sihem Bensedrine announced on Tuesday that she has been banned from leaving the country after being charged in connection with an investigation into a report by a body she chaired on crimes committed under the dictatorship.
Closing arguments are announced for January 27 in a trial before a specialized chamber in Kef, northwest Tunisia. The victims are pinning their hopes on this. Given the slowness, obstacles suffered by the judges and the weakness of the victims' lawyers, the Tunisian transitional justice seems to be on hold.
A proposed law designed to provide amnesty for corrupt businessmen is causing uproar in Tunisia. Opponents accuse the government of subverting the reappraisal of the country's dictatorial past. Details supplied by Sarah Mersch in Tunis
President Kais Saied has scrapped Tunisia’s post-revolutionary constitution, tried to sack a majority of judges, stifled opposition and dissent, and rolled back democratic gains. However the judiciary…
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