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Tunisian authorities placed Abdel Karim Harouni, the head of Ennahda party’s advisory council and a senior opposition figure, under house arrest on Saturday, according to a statement from the National Salvation Front, Tunisia’s main opposition coalition. The National Salvation Front called decision arbitrary, saying it targets dissent and interferes with the internal affairs of political [...]

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Tunisian President Kais Saied Saturday announced a plan to compensate the victims of the 2011 revolution that ushered democracy into the country after the ousting of then-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Saied’s decree declares compensation for “martyrs,” including police and army personnel killed and wounded during what he referred to as “terrorist attacks.” The [...]

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called Tunisia's military justice law repressive after blogger Yassine Ayari was sentenced to three years for "defaming the army" and "insulting military high command" for posting criticisms of government...

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Tunisia's Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday the national police arrested eight suspected terrorists who entered the north-African country from neighboring Libya. It iss believed the terrorists received weapons and explosives training in Libya, and Tunisian...

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The Tunisian National Constituent Assembly passed a new law enacting sweeping electoral reforms. The passage of the law allows authorities to set the country's first election since the ouster of former president Zine...

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