Ghannouchi, 83, previously served as speaker of Tunisia’s parliament, and is an outspoken critic of incumbent President Kais Saied. Ghannouchi was arrested in 2023, and has since been in detention.

Jailed Tunisian opposition leader, Rached Ghannouchi, was handed another lengthy prison term on Wednesday as part of a series of sentences given to several prominent political figures and journalists.

Tunisia’s opposition Ennahdha party has slammed a court sentencing its leader Rached Ghannouchi to an additional 22 years in prison, saying the charges were “a blatant assault on the ...

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A Tunisian court on Wednesday sentenced 41 people, including opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi and former Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, as well as journalists and bloggers, prompting criticism ...