by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 5, 2023 | Economic, Legal, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Lawyers Protest Citing Increased Tax Burden Summary: On 5 January 2023, Tunisian lawyers protested at the Ministry of Justice against a new tax on their profession. Tunisia’s Bar Association organized the protest, citing stipulations in the recently...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 29, 2022 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Ghannouchi Set for Questioning Over Speech Referencing Security Forces Summary: In late December 2022, Ennahdha leader and former Speaker of the Tunisian Parliament Rached Ghannouchi was called for questioning in anti-terrorism court due to statements made...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 11, 2022 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Instalingo Case Progresses Putting Ghannouchi Back in Spotlight Summary: On 10 November 2022, Rached Gannouchi, the leader of Tunisia’s Ennahdha party, which has historical ties to the country’s Islamist movement, appeared in court in Sousse due to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 11, 2022 | Diplomacy, Legal, Tunisia
Tunisia: Italian Court Grants Asylum Citing Deterioration of Rule of Law Summary: A Tunisian asylum seeker in Italy was granted asylum following an appeals process after an initial denial. The Italian judge who granted the asylum request cited the deterioration of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 29, 2022 | Legal, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Police Unions Protest Detention of Colleagues in Sfax Demonstration Summary: On 28 September, several hundred Tunisian police officers organized a demonstration in the city of Sfax to protest the detention of eight of their colleagues. The demonstration,...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 4, 2022 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Additional Questioning of Ghannouchi Keeps Ennahdha in President’s Public Relations Crosshairs Summary: On 3 August 2022, Tunisia’s Islamist party, Ennahdha, announced that another investigation had been opened into the group’s leader, Rached Ghannouchi. The...
