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The Tunisian authorities arrested three civil society activists, raising condemnation and a range of questions about freedom of human rights work.

This development comes amid renewed accusations by President Kais Saied of some organizations of receiving “suspicious funding.”

Among those arrested was Saadia Misbah, president of the anti-racism and migrant rights organization Manamti, who was arrested just a day after the president and deputy of the Tunisian Refugee Council were ordered in pre-trial detention.

The Tunisian judiciary is currently conducting extensive investigations involving a number of associations working in the field of migration.

Lawyer Hamida Chayeb pointed out that the investigations include charges related to helping migrants from sub-Saharan Africa to settle and stay in Tunisia, in addition to committing financial irregularities.

The “Manamti” association indicated that security forces stormed Misbah’s house and the association’s headquarters before the association’s project manager was released while Misbah was kept.

The association calls for Misbah’s release and the cessation of prosecutions, expressing its refusal to be a scapegoat for the absence of a comprehensive national strategy to address immigration issues.

In a related context, the Tunisian president’s statements, in which he described workers in some associations as “traitors and agents”, sparked wide controversy, reflecting increasing tension between the government and civil society organizations.

#Civil_Society #Kais_Saied #Manamti_Organization #Saadia_Mesbah #Tunisia #Tunisia_News #Tunisian_Judiciary #Tunisian_Refugee_Council
The Tunisian journalist and lawyer Sonia Al-Dahmani is facing defamation charges after mocking her country during a talk about illegal immigration.

The charges were based on Decree 54, which allows the judiciary to investigate electronic publishing crimes and refer the accused to trial.

Dahmani is known for her bold stance, criticizing advocates of illegal immigration, settling in Tunisia, and mocking Tunisia as a country for refugee settlement.

Her remarks, which were broadcast live on Carthage TV, received wide reactions and sparked controversy in social and political circles.

Against the background of her television statements, the judicial authorities summoned her to appear in court, but Dahmani refused to attend without explaining the reasons behind the summons, prompting the investigative judge to issue an arrest warrant against her.
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#Cybercrimes #Defamation #Illegal_immigrants #Media #Online_Publishing #Sonia_Al_Dahmani #Tunisia #Tunisia_News #Tunisian_Judiciary
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Five people died on the Tunisian island of Djerba after drinking alcohol mixed with the toxic substance “Al-Qawars”.

Tunisian radio reported that the victims bought these “bottles”, which contain chemicals such as methanol, used in perfumes and some health preparations, and mixed them with an alcoholic beverage.

The incident also led to the transfer of two other people to the “Sadiq Moghaddam” hospital in Houmt Al-Souk, to receive the necessary medical treatment.

Security sources said that preliminary research indicates that the death was caused by poisoning with alcohol-mixed bottles, noting that the victims will undergo forensic examination to determine the exact causes of death.
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#Alcohol_poisoning #Djerba_Island #Medenine_governorate #Toxic_methanol_substance #Tunisia #Tunisian_Judiciary
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The lawyer’s house in Tunis witnessed a raid for the second time in 48 hours, as security forces arrested lawyer Mehdi Zagrouba.

In press statements, lawyer Monia Bouali pointed out that the raid was carried out by a large number of security men who smashed glass facades and windows, leaving behind a state of terror and chaos among those present.

Bouali denounced the security measures taken, stressing that they set a dangerous precedent that threatens the status and freedom of the legal profession in Tunisia.
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#Mehdi_Zagrouba #National_Bar_Association #Press_Freedom #Sonia_Dhamani #Strike #Tunisia #Tunisia_News #Tunisian_Judiciary #Tunisian_Lawyers_Association #Tunisian_Ministry_of_Interior #Tunisian_Ministry_of_Justice #Tunisian_Public_Prosecution
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The French newspaper “Libération” reports that the human rights situation in Tunisia is increasingly deteriorating, with a strict policy of cracking down on dissidents still in place.

Tunisian lawyers have protested against President Kais Saied’s policies, accusing him of intensifying repression, especially against members of their union.

Hundreds of lawyers recently gathered to protest the assault on lawyer Mehdi Zagrouba, and he was taken to hospital by ambulance during a hearing before the judge.

The National Bar Association of Tunisia issued a press release confirming that Mehdi Zagrouba was tortured between his detention and his hearing before the judge.
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#Anti_Doping #Human_Rights #Kais_Saied #Mehdi_Zeghriba #National_Bar_Association_of_Tunisian_Lawyers #Tunisia #Tunisia_News #Tunisian_Judiciary #Tunisian_Ministry_of_Interior #Tunisian_Swimming_Federation #United_Nations
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On Wednesday, a Tunisian court sentenced journalists Borhane Bsaies and Mourad Zghidi to one year in prison after finding them guilty of making statements deemed critical of the authorities.

This ruling was issued under Presidential Decree No. 54, which has sparked widespread controversy since its enactment.

The spokesperson for the Tunis primary court, Mohamed Zouita, stated that the court sentenced Zghidi and Bsaies to six months in prison for “using information and communication systems to produce, promote, send, and prepare false news and rumors with the intent of violating the rights of others and harming public security.
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#Borhane_Bsaies #Freedom_Of_Expression #Journalism #Kais_Saied #Mourad_Zghidi #Tunisia #Tunisia_News #Tunisian_Judiciary #Tunisian_President
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The Tunisian judiciary issued a prison warrant against Monzer El Ounissi, the acting head of the Ennahdha Movement, on charges of premeditated murder in the case of the death of former parliamentarian Jilani Daboussi.

This decision came after extensive investigations conducted by the Tunisian Ministry of Justice since January 2022 regarding the death of Daboussi, who was detained during the rule of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

The official spokesman for the Tunisian Court of First Instance, Mohamed Zaitouneh, confirmed that the Dean of the Investigative Judges issued the memorandum on Friday, indicating that the investigations are still ongoing and include other employees in the medical and judicial sectors.
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#Abdel_Latif_Al_Makki #Al_Jilani_Al_Dabousi #Ennahda_Movement #Mohamed_Zaytouna #Monther_Al_Wanissi #Murder #Muslim_Brotherhood #Noureddine_El_Beheiri #Prison_Warrant #Tunisia_News #Tunisian_Judiciary #Tunisian_Ministry_of_Justice #Zine_El_Abidine_Ben_Ali
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On Monday, the Tunisian authorities announced the arrest of eight people and their imprisonment on charges related to human trafficking and money laundering.

The General Administration of the National Guard explained that efforts to uncover the funding sources of sub-Saharan African nationals resulted in uncovering a network consisting of eight Tunisians, including five women and an organizer of illegal immigration operations.

The network’s follow-up operations were carried out within the framework of joint security work between the intelligence units in the National Guard area in Jebniana (Sfax Province) and the central intelligence units.
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#Human_Trafficking #Money_Laundering #Sfax #Tunisia #Tunisia_News #Tunisian_Authorities #Tunisian_Judiciary
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The governorate of Kairouan, in the center-west of the country, witnessed a heinous murder that claimed the life of a woman, a mother of two children.

The prosecution office at the Kairouan Court of First Instance stated that the victim’s husband, who was 30 years old, was arrested on charges of brutally killing her using a knife at dawn on Monday.

She explained that a dispute broke out between the spouses, forcing the wife to flee into the street, where the husband chased her with a knife and knocked her to the ground before stabbing her several times and ending her life.

Official statistics indicate that about 70 murders of women were recorded within the family during the past five years, including 25 crimes during the past year.

According to the Tunisian Ministry of Women’s 2023 survey, no less than 4% of women have been exposed to domestic violence during their lives.
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#Eid_Al_Adha #Kairouan_Governorate #Murders #Tunisia #Tunisian_Judiciary
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The Tunisian judiciary sentenced Tunisian lawyer Sania Dahmani to one year in prison after convicting her of publishing “false news,” against the backdrop of sarcastic comments she made criticizing the political situation in the country.

The judicial decision was issued two months after her arrest at the headquarters of the Lawyers House in Tunisia by Tunisian security forces.

Dahmani’s arrest on May 11 came within the framework of implementing “Decree 54,” which was issued by Tunisian President Kais Saied in 2022 and stipulates prison sentences of up to five years and large fines for anyone who publishes false news or misleading data that would harm public security.
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#Military_government #Qais_Saeed #Sania_Dahmani #Tunisia #Tunisian_Government #Tunisian_Judiciary
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The Sixth Ward Chamber of the Court of First Instance in Tunisia sentenced Zaki Rahmouni, a former member of the Election Commission, to 16 months in prison in two cases filed against him by the Tunisian Election Commission.

In the first case, which was filed on August 19, 2022, Rahmouni was accused of insulting others and attributing untrue matters based on statements he made on a private radio station, and he was sentenced to eight months in prison.

The second case was filed on December 2, 2022, and included alongside him Sami Bin Salama and another person named Al-Dali Al-Barhoumi, due to blog posts that criticized the work of the Commission. Although the Public Prosecution dismantled the case and referred each defendant separately, the court ruled that he should be imprisoned for another eight months.
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#Ali_Zaki_Rahmouni #Qais_Saeed #Tunisia #Tunisian_Elections_Authority #Tunisian_Judiciary #Tunisian_President
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The Tunisian judiciary prevented Abdel Latif Al-Makki, head of the “Action and Achievement” Party and opposition politician, from traveling, appearing in the media, and moving outside his city.

The decision came after Al-Makki announced his intention to run in the presidential elections scheduled for next October 6, and as part of a series of judicial procedures that affected other candidates.

The investigating judge’s decision would prevent Al-Makki, who was a prominent leader in the Islamic Ennahda movement before his resignation, from moving forward with his official candidacy.

The judiciary is investigating Al-Makki into the circumstances of the death of a former state official who was hospitalized in a public health institution when Al-Makki was Minister of Health between 2011 and 2014.
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#Abdel_Latif_Al_Makki #Abeer_Musa #Lotfi_Al_Marahi #Qais_Saeed #Riyad_Al_Shuaibi #Tunisia #Tunisian_Elections #Tunisian_Judiciary #Tunisian_Opposition
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The Misdemeanor Court in the Judicial Complex specializing in economic and financial crimes in Tunisia ruled to imprison the leader of the Ennahda movement, Rached Ghannouchi, and the movement’s leader, Rafik Abdel Salam, for three years on charges of foreign financing of the movement.

The Tunisian Court of First Instance spokesman said that the court also ruled to fine the defendants an amount equivalent to the value of the foreign funding the movement received.

It is noteworthy that Ghannouchi is facing several cases, some of which have resulted in prison sentences and others that are still under investigation.
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#Economic_Crime #Ennahdha_Movement #External_Financing #Opposition_Salvation_Front #Qais_Saied #Rashed_Ghannouchi #Tunisia #Tunisian_Judiciary #Tunisian_President
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Yesterday, Friday, a Tunisian court issued a decision to imprison the leader of the Republican Popular Union Party, Lotfi Al-Mraihi, for eight months on charges of tampering with electoral votes, and to prevent him from running in any future presidential elections.

Al-Mraihi’s lawyer, Omar Ismail, confirmed that his client will appeal the ruling, noting that the ruling carries political connotations aimed at excluding Al-Mraihi from the political arena.

The ruling sparked widespread criticism by opposition parties, who saw it as an attempt by the government to undermine the democratic process and facilitate Saeed’s victory in a second term.
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#Kais_Saied #Lotfi_Al_Mraihi #Republican_Popular_Union_Party #Tunisia #Tunisian_Judiciary #Tunisian_Opposition #Tunisian_Presidential_Elections
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Members of the Political Bureau of the Free Constitutional Party in Tunisia insisted on the decision to submit the candidacy file of party leader Abir Moussi for the upcoming presidential elections despite the challenges.

The party confirmed that the file of their candidate faces difficulties beyond the scope of the committee, the political bureau, and the defense committee.

Ali Al-Bajawi, head of the defense committee for Abir Moussi and a member of the party’s political bureau, explained that the party submitted a request for authorization to the judiciary in accordance with the procedures of the Independent High Authority for Elections, but this request was rejected. The request to withdraw the form submitted by the party was also rejected.

#Abir_Moussi #Elections #Free_Constitutional_Party #Kais_Saied #Tunisia #Tunisian_Judiciary #Tunisian_President #Tunisian_Presidential_Elections
Tunisian authorities have arrested three individuals for their involvement in forging electoral endorsement signatures, ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for October 6.

Judicial sources announced that investigations revealed that one of the detainees had seized a database containing personal information about 19,887 voters.

The judicial spokesman for the court of first instance explained during an interview with “Mosaique FM” radio that the authorities had confiscated more than ten thousand forged endorsements for several candidates, and the accused were charged with “forming a criminal conspiracy” and “fraud.”

On the other hand, political activist Nizar Chaari announced in a video on Facebook the arrest of his campaign manager and another activist, denying any involvement in purchasing or paying for endorsements.
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#Fraud #Nizar_Chaari #Qais_Saeed #Tunisia #Tunisian_Authorities #Tunisian_Elections #Tunisian_Judiciary
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Tunisian artist Nermin Safar filed accusations against the son of a late Egyptian artist, claiming that she was subjected to an attempted rape and assault with a knife.

The artist Safar posted on her official Facebook account that the incident took place in the city of Qasr Said in Tunisia, confirming that the accused, the son of the late Egyptian actor known by the initials “A.D.”, tried to lure her at gunpoint.

Safar explained that the accused is exploiting the name of his late father to achieve his goals, and that the damage she suffered was limited thanks to the intervention of fate.
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#Celebrities #Egypt #Harassment #Kasr_Said_city #Nermin_Safar #Rape #Tunisia #Tunisian_Judiciary
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A court in Tunis sentenced Abir Moussi, the leader of the Free Constitutional Party and potential presidential candidate, to two years in prison on Monday evening.

The court convicted Moussi of insulting the Independent High Authority for Elections, two months before the election.

The court decided to convict Abir Moussi, who is known for her opposition to President Kais Saied’s policies, based on a complaint filed by the electoral authority at the beginning of this year, accusing Moussi of insulting and inciting against it.
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#Abir_Moussi #Free_Constitutional_Party #Ghazi_Chaouachi #Incitement #Independent_High_Authority_for_Elections #Issam_Chebbi #Kais_Saied #Tunisia #Tunisian_Judiciary #Tunisian_Opposition #Tunisian_President #Tunisian_Presidential_Elections
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