Tunisia Upholds and Increases Jail Terms for Opponents and Security Officials

Tunisia: Rached Ghannouchi hit with longer prison sentence

A Tunisian court on Tuesday handed opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi a new and lengthier prison sentence, drawing renewed criticism from human rights groups and opposition figures. Ghannouchi, the former head of the Islamist Ennahda Party, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of "plotting against the state", his lawyer said, adding that the ruling increased an earlier sentence by six years. The 84-year-old now faces more than 40 year…

Tunisia court upholds and extends prison sentences for political opponents

Since 2023, the "Conspiracy 2" case has seen Tunisia's opposition flee the country or face heavy sentences in prison. The sentences in the case, in which the government has accused leading opposition members of conspiring against it, have just been upheld and even extended by a court.

Tunisia appeals court raises prison sentence of Ennahda leader Ghannouchi to 20 years

Rached Ghannouchi was previously sentenced to 14 years in prison on charges of ‘conspiring against state security’ - Anadolu Ajansı

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi handed longer sentence

The 20-year prison sentence given on appeal to Ennahda’s jailed leader brings total prison term to over 40 years after trials seen as politically motivated

Tunisia upholds and increases jail terms for opponents and security officials

TUNIS, Feb 3 - A Tunisian appeal court on Tuesday upheld and increased lengthy prison sentences on high-profile politicians, including opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi and former security officials, as part of a crackdown on dissent. Read more at straitstimes.com.