Jailed Tunisian opposition figure hospitalised amid hunger strike: Family
Jawhar Ben Mbarek’s sister said his health had ‘severely deteriorated’ and a ‘dangerous toxin’ was detected in his body.
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‘My crew are my brothers’: Inside Tunisia’s dance revolution
Breakdance ‘battles’ and a steep rise in the popularity of contemporary dance are fuelling a cultural renaissance.
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International support for Tunisia’s jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi
International Committee for Solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi says Ennahdha party leader is ‘prisoner of conscience’.
Egypt’s President el-Sisi to run for third term, opposition decry pressure
Civil society group says citizens trying to nominate candidates to stand against el-Sisi face harassment.
Tunisian police arrest two top officials in Ennahda opposition party
Ennahda interim head Mondher Ounissi and Abdel Karim Harouni, leader of the party’s Shura Council, have been arrested.
The Arab Spring is not dead
The spirit of the uprising lives on in the hearts and minds of millions of Arabs.
Metgharabiin: Ramy Essam’s story of exile told through his music
Essam’s new album Metgharabiin (Outsiders) captures the struggles of Egypt’s activists, in prison, exile or silenced.
Tunisian judge frees two leading opponents of President Saied
Chaima Issa and Lazhar Akremi released nearly 5 months after arrest for allegedly conspiring against state security.
‘Incomplete revolution’: Tunisia crackdown slammed by critics
Experts and family members of those arrested say the North African country is no more an Arab Spring success story.
US senators introduce bill for restoration of Tunisia’s democracy
The legislation acknowledges that President Kais Saied has taken steps to undermine Tunisia’s democratic institutions.
Why is Hannibal Gaddafi on hunger strike in a Lebanese prison?
The son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is protesting his eight-year-long detention without trial.
