Tunisia Presidential Candidate Gets Prison Term
A Tunisian presidential candidate sentenced to 20 months vows to campaign from prison
A candidate for president in Tunisia has been sentenced to 20 months in prison on election fraud charges that his attorney decried as politically motivated.
Tunisian Court Sentences Presidential Candidate to Prison
Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel has been sentenced to 20 months in prison, a move that has heightened opposition concerns about the fairness of the upcoming election. Zammel, leader of the opposition Azimoun Party,
Tunisian presidential hopeful Ayachi Zammel handed 20 months in jail
A Tunisian judge has sentenced presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel to 20 months in prison on charges of falsifying and buying signatures required to file his candidacy, his lawyer confirmed to The National.
Tunisian authorities escalate pre-election crackdown and arrest Islamists en masse
Dozens of members of Tunisia’s largest opposition party have been arrested this week ahead of the formal start this weekend of the campaign season for the country’s presidential election.
Tunisian court orders electoral commission to reinstate presidential candidates
Tunisia's highest court on Saturday ordered the electoral commission to reinstate two candidates for a presidential poll in October, warning that failure to do so could jeopardise the legitimacy of the election.
Tunisia jails presidential candidate in pre-election crackdown
A court in Tunisia has imprisoned one of only two candidates approved to run in next month’s presidential election against Kais Saied, the authoritarian leader who has stepped up repression ahead of the polls.
Tunisia Presidential Candidate Gets Prison Term, Still On Ballot: Lawyer
Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel was handed a 20-month prison term for charges related to forging voter endorsements Wednesday but will still stand in next month's election, his lawyer told AFP.
Tunisian court sentences presidential candidate Zammel to 20 months in prison
A Tunisian court on Wednesday sentenced presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel to 20 months in prison, Zammel's lawyer said, the latest move that has heightened opposition fears of a rigged election aimed at keeping President Kais Saied in power.
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Controversy Deepens as Tunisian Court Sentences Opposition Leader
A Tunisian court sentenced presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel to 20 months in prison, raising opposition fears of election manipulation by President Kais Saied. Zammel, accused of falsifying voter ...
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Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur drops out of 2024 tennis circuit
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur, currently ranked 22nd in the Women's Tennis Association, will step away from tennis until 2025 as she ...
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The Tunisian women leveraging IP to protect their art and heritage
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Tunisian Election Integrity Under Fire Amid Disqualification Dispute
Tunisian legal scholars caution that the upcoming presidential election's legitimacy is threatened if the electoral ...
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Poles Stuck at a Tunisian Airport for 16 Hours - Another Such Incident
A group of Poles returning from vacation on Friday were stranded at a Tunisian airport for several hours. This is the second ...