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Feb
03
2024
By The African Mirror
Tunisian opposition leader Ghannouchi sentenced to three years in prison

Tunisian opposition leader Ghannouchi sentenced to three years in prison

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A Tunisian judge sentenced opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, to three years in prison on charges of accepting external financing, his lawyer Monia Bouali told Reuters. Ghannouchi, 82, head of the Ennahda main opposition party, has been in prison since April. Last year he was sentenced to a year in prison on charges of incitement against police. Bouali added that the court also imprisoned Ghannouchi’s son-in-law Rafik Abdessalem who is a senior Ennahda official, to three years in prison in the same case, in addition to fining the Islamist party $1.1 million. Ennahda in a statement…
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Jan
03
2024
By The African Mirror
Explainer: What will happen to Oscar Pistorius when he is released from jail?

Explainer: What will happen to Oscar Pistorius when he is released from jail?

NEWS
FORMER Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison on Friday after he was granted parole nearly 11 years after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Here is a look at what will happen to Pistorius after his release under South Africa's so-called restorative justice programme. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO PISTORIUS AFTER HIS RELEASE? Pistorius - known as the "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs - became eligible for parole in March 2023 after he had served half of his 13 years and five months sentence for murder. He was granted parole on November 24, to take effect on January 5.…
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Nov
30
2023
By The African Mirror
Tunisian opposition figure Moussi begins hunger strike in prison

Tunisian opposition figure Moussi begins hunger strike in prison

NEWS
ABIR Moussi, a prominent opponent of Tunisian President Kais Saied, went on a hunger strike in prison to protest what her lawyers said was a violation of her rights to freedom and political activity. A judge last month ordered Moussi's imprisonment after police arrested her at the presidential palace entrance on suspicion of assault intended to cause chaos, part of a crackdown on opposition politicians. Moussi is the leader of the Free Constitutional Party (PDL), which warned in a statement against "attempts to fabricate legal obstacles to remove her from participating in the presidential elections" expected next year. Her lawyers said in…
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Nov
26
2023
By NELLIE PEYTON and BHARGAV ACHARYA
Oscar Pistorius: from ‘Blade Runner’ hero to convicted murderer

Oscar Pistorius: from ‘Blade Runner’ hero to convicted murderer

NEWS
OSCAR Pistorius, known as the "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs, was granted parole in January after he sought early release from prison where he is serving a more than 13-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius, a South African, went from public hero as a Paralympic champion to a convicted killer in hearings that drew worldwide attention nearly a decade ago. Below is a timeline of his life: 1986 - November 22 - Oscar Pistorius is born in Johannesburg. Born without fibulas, he has both legs amputated below the knees before turning one year old. Olympic and…
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Nov
08
2023
By The African Mirror
Tunisia arrests the five Islamists who escaped from prison last week

Tunisia arrests the five Islamists who escaped from prison last week

NEWS
TUNISIAN security and military forces caught five Islamists who escaped from prison last week, where they were serving time for killing two secular politicians and policemen. The interior ministry said four of the escapees were captured on a mountain near Tunis early on Tuesday, while another was arrested, with the help of citizens, two days ago in the Ettadamen neighbourhood of the capital. Security sources described the five men as "very dangerous terrorists". The government sacked top intelligence officials after their escape, which was seen as a rare security breach. Ahmed Malki, known as "the Somali", was among the five. Malki had…
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Jun
20
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Prison was horrible but I will still do my work’

‘Prison was horrible but I will still do my work’

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INTERNATIONAL correspondent Jeffrey Moyo, who was a released from detention today after being arrested for breaching Zimbabwe’s Immigration Act by helping two foreign journalists work in the country, says press freedom is undermined when journalists cannot work undeterred. “I feel relieved as it was so horrible inside for 21 days without my freedom,” Moyo told IPS upon his release from Bulawayo Prison today, Jun. 16. “The detention is a complete infringement of press freedom in Zimbabwe.” Moyo (37), a correspondent for Inter Press Service (IPS), the New York Times and other media, was arrested in Harare on May 26 and detained…
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