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Tunisian regime accuses former head of Truth and Dignity Commission of falsifying reportF

The head of a panel tasked with uncovering abuses under Tunisia's autocratic past rulers said Tuesday she had been banned from leaving the country as prosecutors investigate her for alleged falsifications in the commission's report. Sihem Bensedrine, head of the...

Egypt: Train crash kills four in Qalyub, government to give US$3K compensation for the families of victimsF

A train crash in Egypt killed four people and  injured more than 20, officials said Wednesday about the latest in a series of deadly accidents blamed on ageing infrastructure and mismanagement.  The train overshot the station and ran into the buffers at the end of the...

Tunisia: Protesters demand release of political prisonersF

Hundreds of Tunisians rallied Sunday in defiance of a protest ban, demanding the release of more than 20 prominent figures opposed to the president who were arrested in recent weeks.  President Kais Saied sacked the government and froze parliament in a 2021 power grab...

Egyptian court labels veteran human rights activists “terrorists”, sentences them to 15 years in prisonF

A special Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced four veteran human rights activists to prison terms up to 15 years for "terrorism", several rights groups said. Mohammed Abu Horayra, a lawyer, received a 15-year sentence, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal...

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