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Rached Ghannouchi

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Tunisia opposition leader Ghannouchi prison health crisis

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Latest: Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi denied family and lawyer visits after prison collapse

Rached (Raşid) Ghannouchi, the elderly founder of Tunisia's Ennahda movement, has been detained since April 2023 on a life‑sentence that opponents deem politically motivated. In July 2026, his health deteriorated: he suf

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Tunisia under Saied: protests mark rule anniversary

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Latest: Tunisian streets see massive protests on fifth anniversary of Saied's emergency rule

President Kais Saied’s 2021 constitutional takeover entrenched presidential power, persisting after his 2024 re‑election, while chronic shortages of water, electricity and medicines have repeatedly sparked street unrest.