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Two Tunisian journalists are kept in pre-trial detention as authorities continued a wave of arrests targeting perceived critics of President Kais Saied's government

Two Tunisian journalists are kept in pre-trial detention as authorities continued a wave of arrests targeting perceived critics of President Kais Saied's government.

Two journalists were kept under detention in Tunisia on Wednesday, following a raft of arrests targeting government critics including lawyers and the press that has drawn concern from the country's international allies.

By SAM METZ and MASSINISSA BENLAKEHAL Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Two Tunisian journalists are kept in pre-trial detention as authorities continued a wave of arrests targeting perceived critics of President Kais Saied’s…

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Two journalists were kept under detention in Tunisia on Wednesday, following a raft of arrests targeting…

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Two journalists were kept under detention in Tunisia on Wednesday, following a raft of arrests targeting government critics including lawyers and the press that has drawn concern from…

Tunis -- The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has decided to lift the sanctions imposed on Tunisian sport with immediate effect after confirming that the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has complied with international standards, the…

Police arrested two lawyers in recent days. Critics of President Kais Saied have accused him of cracking down on lawyers, activists, politicians and journalists following a power grab in 2021.

The recent arrests of two lawyers and two journalists in Tunisia for criticising the situation in the country come amid rising concerns over political and individual freedoms. President Kais Saied seized more powers in 2021 and later…

Seven other officials were summoned on Monday.

The heads of the Tunisian swimming federation and the national anti-doping agency were detained on Saturday.

Dahmani was wanted in connection with comments she had made earlier in the week.

There has been growing criticism on the restrictions on free speech under President Kais Saied.

Th Tunisian flag was covered at a swimming meet in Tunis in response to sanctions by WADA. An apparently agitated Saied called the flag covering an act of aggression and ordered the board of the national swimming federation to be dissolved.

The decision followed "instructions" by President Saied "to take immediate measures... against those responsible for the incident of hiding the national flag".

Tunis -- The following factsheet presents the forestry sector in Tunisia and its economic role, as well as the main tree planting projects and reported fires.

Tunis -- A memorandum of understanding on sharing data between the Centre for Social Research and Studies (French: CRES) and the National Handicrafts Office (French: ONA) was inked on Thursday.

Asylum seekers from across Africa are becoming stranded, unable to return home and persecuted by authorities.

In 2019, after detecting the presence of Citrus Black Spot (CBS or Phyllosticta citricarpa) in up to seven imported consignments of Tunisian citrus in European ports within just two months, Tunisian authorities confirmed the presence of…

TUNIS, Tunisia -- Tensions in Tunisia ratcheted up as demonstrators seeking better rights for migrants staged a sit-in before European Union headquarters on Thursday, capping a week in which Tunisian authorities targeted migrant…