Tunisia using more 'arbitrary detentions' to stifle dissent

Tunisia jails dozens of critics amid protests in widening crackdown, human rights activists waned [Getty] Tunisian authorities have used arbitrary detention as a key tool of repression, jailing dozens of critics on politically motivated charges in a …

Human Rights Watch says arbitrary detention used to crush dissent in Tunisia

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday arbitrary detention was being used to eliminate dissent in Tunisia and called on its government to halt the crackdown and free all detainees, amid a trial of prominent opposition figures …

Tunisia Accused of Widespread Arbitrary Detentions in Crackdown on Opposition

In a report published on Wednesday, the organization confirmed the government’s “increasing reliance on arbitrary detention and politically motivated prosecutions to intimidate, punish, and silence its critics.” Human Rights Watch documented the cases of …

Tunisia: Independent media resist dictatorship and racism

The regime’s henchmen have rolled out their latest tactic aimed at discrediting the country’s few remaining independent media outlets: the multiplication and intensification of denigration and demonization campaigns. After Nawaat, Al-Qatiba and others have …

Tunisia: BCT posts net profit of over 1.3 billion dinars in 2024

The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) posted a net profit of 1,363 million dinars at the end of 2024, compared with 1,472 million dinars in 2023, down 7.4%. This decline was due to a faster increase in expenses than in income. The bank’s total expenses went up …

Tunisia: Small Cabinet meeting discusses preparations for launch of first general agricultural census

Tunis: A small Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sara Zaafrani Zenzri convened Tuesday at the Government Palace in Kasbah to finalise preparations for Tunisia's first national agricultural census, according to a Prime Ministry statement. The …

Tunisia: BNA Bank announces net profit of over 250 million dinars in 2024

BNA Bank has announced that its Board of Directors, at its meeting held on March 24, 2025, approved the financial statements for the year 2024, which were submitted to the statutory auditors, and examined the activity report for the year 2024. The Bank …

Tunisia: Firas Ben Ahmed Becha now holds 5% stake in ASSAD

Tunisian investor Firas Ben Ahmed Becha has officially exceeded the 5% threshold in the capital of L’Accumulateur Tunisien ASSAD, according to a statement issued by the Tunis stock exchange. This threshold was exceeded on April 10, 2025 following the …

Women Engineers in Tunisia: Data and Representation

Hundreds protest in Tunisia over deadly school wall collapse

Hundreds of Tunisians protested in the small central town of Mazouna on Tuesday after a school wall collapse killed three high school students in the town. The demonstrators gathered near the town's National Guard post to demand "justice" for …