Three Tunisian pundits arrested over critical remarks, say lawyers middleeasteye.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from middleeasteye.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Tunisian authorities must immediately end prosecution of political opposition figures and release those who have been held for more than a year without valid grounds . Khayam Turki, Abdelhamid Jelassi, Issam Chebbi, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, Ghazi Chaouachi and Ridha Belhaj have been detained arbitrar
Tunisia - Authorities Targeting of Lawyers Undermines Access to Justice allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A court in Tunis extended the arrest of the leader of the Islamic Ennahda Movement, Rached al-Ghannouchi, for an additional four months. An Ennahda source told the German news agency (dpa) that the ruling also included two other movement leaders in the case related to statements deemed “incitement against the authority.”