Repression Bound

Tunisia electoral board sues media outlets for “attacking dignity of voters”F

Tunisian rights groups on Tuesday accused the electoral authority of "threatening" press freedom, after it sued bloggers and media outlets for alleged violations during a poll on a new constitution. Last week, the ISIE elections authority filed 24 legal complaints...

Sahel: Court in Chad jails hundreds for alleged involvement in riotsF

By Ali Abba Kaya A Chadian court has handed jail terms of between two and three years to 262 people who were arrested after deadly protests in October, the public prosecutor said on Monday. A total of 401 people had been put on trial in Koro Toro prison, a...

Sahel: Lawyers in Chad to boycott trials of hundreds of anti-government protestersF

Lawyers in Chad have vowed to stop work during a mass trial, due to start Tuesday, of more than 400 people detained over deadly anti-government protests. Officially, around 50 people -- including 10 members of the security forces -- died when police opened fire on...

Algeria continues to attack journalists and free speechF

Algerian court hands over death sentence to exiled journalist for publishing “fake” and “confidential” information Attacks on journalists in Algeria have reach an alarming level. Earlier this month, a court in the capital Algiers went as far as to hand a death penalty...

Tunisia arrests secular opposition politician Jawhar Ben MbarekF

Tunisia arrests secular opposition politician Jawhar Ben MbarekF

Feb 24, 2023

Tunisian security forces have arrested Jawhar Ben Mbarek, the most prominent opposition figure to be rounded up in an...

Morocco: Appeals court reduces sentence of rights activist Rida Benotmane but he is still in prisonF

Morocco: Appeals court reduces sentence of rights activist Rida Benotmane but he is still in prisonF

Feb 21, 2023

A Moroccan appeals court halved the sentence of rights activist Rida Benotmane, jailed for social media posts calling...

Algeria arrests four over dissident who fled to FranceF

Algeria arrests four over dissident who fled to FranceF

Feb 21, 2023

Algerian authorities have placed four people in pre-trial detention over the "illegal" departure of wanted...

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