Tunisia News News Tunisia » Politics: Tunisia's presidential election sees low turnout amid political crackdowns
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tunisians went to cast their votes in a presidential election Sunday, but few people believe the country will gain a new leader ...
News Tunisia » Politics: The Ghannouchi Verdict and the Trap of Choosing between Tyrants in Tunisia
Tunisia is not choosing between democracy and authoritarianism. It already lost democracy. It is now choosing which kind of authoritarian project gets to write the obituary. Ghannouchi’s Record ...
News Tunisia » Politics: Rights advocates in Tunisia denounce efforts to blame Morocco for migrant surge
Tunisian academics and human rights advocates have rejected recent allegations by some Tunisian media outlets accusing Morocco of facilitating the arrival of irregular migrants from sub-Saharan Africa ...
News Tunisia » Politics: Violence plagues Tunisia’s politics 2 years later
(AP) Two years after the revolution that overthrew an authoritarian president and started the Arab Spring, Tunisia is struggling with high unemployment and rising violence in its politics. After ...
News Tunisia » Politics: Tunisia's president is inaugurated for a second term following a crackdown on his opponents
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's President Kais Saied has been inaugurated for a second term, following a monthslong crackdown and string of arrests against his political opponents. Weeks after winning ...
News Tunisia » Politics: Tunisia an ‘open-air prison’, say protesters at anti-President Saied march
Hundreds of Tunisian activists have protested against President Kais Saied, calling his rule since 2021 an “authoritarian regime” that has turned the country into an “open-air prison”. The protesters ...