Tunisian opposition leader jailed for 14 years

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for “conspiring against state security,” amidst a broader crackdown on dissent by President Kais Saied, who suspended parliament in 2021. Ghannouchi, head of the Ennahda party, has received multiple sentences totaling over 20 years, with his children sentenced in absentia as political repression intensifies in Tunisia.

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Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been given a long prison sentence for allegedly plotting against the government, which many believe is part of a larger effort to silence critics of the current president.

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