Tunisia Bound

Tunisia: Draft constitution gives president immense powersF

Tunisian President Kais Saied published an amended version of a draft constitution late Friday in an attempt to ward off criticism after the original was slammed for the nearly unlimited power it gave his office. The new constitution, which will be put to a referendum...
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Tunisia: UGTT union boss says IMF conditions for loans drastic and unacceptableF

The head of Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union confederation on Thursday rejected conditions set by the  International Monetary Fund for a new loan to bail out the country's struggling economy. "We reject the conditions set by the IMF, given Tunisians' low salaries,...
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Tunisia: Former Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali arrestedF

Tunisian police on Thursday arrested former prime minister Hamadi Jebali, an ex-senior figure in the Ennahdha party which is the nemesis of current President Kais Saied, Jebali's lawyer said.  He could not say why Jebali was detained.  "The police arrested Mr Jebali...
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Tunisia: Regime uses military court to punish opponents of President Kais SaiedF

A Tunisian military court upheld a one-year prison sentence Friday against a prominent critic of President Kais Saied convicted of "attacking the dignity of the army", his lawyer told AFP. The Tunis Military Court of Appeal also banned Seifeddine Makhlouf, head of...
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