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Tunisia police to investigate two top journalists, radio station says

Tunisia police to investigate two top journalists, radio station says

TUNISIA'S most popular independent radio station said two of its top broadcasters, critics of President Kais Saied, have been summoned by police for questioning, amid fears of an escalating government campaign against the media. Radio Mosaique said its broadcasters Haythem El Mekki and Elyess Gharbi were going to be questioned by police on Friday in an investigation linked to journalistic content. Police and Interior Ministry spokespeople were not immediately available to comment on the report. El Mekki, who presents a daily show on Radio Mosaique criticising Saied's policies, this week raised concerns about the country's methods of recruiting police after…
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Tunisia police arrest three prominent officials of Ennahda party

Tunisia police arrest three prominent officials of Ennahda party

TUNISIAN police arrested three prominent officials of the main opposition Ennahda party, hours after they detained party leader Rached Ghannouchi, the most prominent critic of President Kais Saied, a lawyer and officials said. Lawyer Monia Bouali told Reuters that the officials arrested are Mohamed Goumani, Belkacem Hassan and Mohammed Chnaiba. Officials in Ennahda confirmed the arrests. Police raided Ennahda party headquarters early on Tuesday and evacuated all present to start a search that will take days, after showing a judicial warrant, party officials said. Police have this year detained leading political figures who accuse Saied of what they call a…
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Tunisia police arrest ex-judges sacked by president, lawyer and media say

Tunisia police arrest ex-judges sacked by president, lawyer and media say

TUNISIAN police arrested two former judges who were dismissed by President Kais Saied last year, a lawyer and local media said, on the second day of a wave of detentions of prominent people, including politicians and a businessman. Bechir Akremi and Tayeb Rached, who were among the dozens of judges and members of the judiciary sacked in 2022, were detained by police, Anouar Awled Ali, a lawyer close to the cases, told Reuters. The local Mosaique FM radio network said Akremi's arrest was linked to the investigation into the assassination a decade ago of Chokri Belaid, a political activist. It…
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