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Tunisia: Interior Minister Taoufik Charfeddine calls media and politicians “traitors”F

Unions and rights groups demanded an apology from Tunisia's interior minister on Wednesday after he lashed out at media and political party "traitors", as authorities face heavy  criticism over a crackdown against the opposition. Speaking during a visit to the border...
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Tunisia: President’s racist speech sparks violence against migrantsF

By Evelyne Aka, with Françoise Kadri in Tunis: Almost 300 people returned from Tunisia to Mali and Ivory Coast on Saturday after boarding repatriation flights, fearful of a wave of violence since the president launched a tirade against migrants. Last month President...
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Tunisia: World Bank suspends new lending to Tunisia after President Saied issued racist commentsF

By Paul Raymond: The World Bank has effectively suspended new lending to cash-strapped Tunisia after President Kais Saied sparked accusations of racism with incendiary comments against sub-Saharan African migrants. Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have faced a wave of...
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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...
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