by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 7, 2024 | Algeria, Legal, Security
Algeria: Army Tightens Control on Northeast Illicit Drug Corridor Summary: On 4 June 2024, Algerian security forces seized a large shipment of illicit drugs in northeast Algeria along the Tunisian border. In this operation, 372,000 narcotic tablets were confiscated...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 4, 2024 | Legal, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Wildfires Threaten Crops Heading into Vulnerable Fire Season Summary: On Tuesday 4 June 2024, Tunisian Civil Protection personnel succeeded in controlling fires that broke out in Siliana. One day prior, a wildfire started in the mountains of Ghardimaou in...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 26, 2024 | Legal, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Ministers Replaced as Administration Faces Wave of Criticism Summary: On the evening of 25 May 2024, President Kais Saied announced changes to several ministerial positions, including the replacement of Minster of the Interior Kamel Feki. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 23, 2024 | Legal, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Sentencing of Journalists Draws Concern over Freedoms Summary: On 23 May 2024, a Tunisian court sentenced media professionals Burhan Bseis and Murad al-Zughidi to one year each in prison under Article 54 which prohibits the spreading of “fake news.” ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 15, 2024 | Legal, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Officials Investigated Despite Sporting Sanctions Being Lifted Summary: On 15 May 2024, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) lifted sanctions on Tunisia’s national sporting federation, removing the country from its list of non-compliant national bodies. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 14, 2024 | Legal, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Warnings of Interference Follow Concerns Over Arrests Summary: During the week of 13 May 2024, multiple countries and international bodies raised concerns about the recent arrests in Tunisia of journalists and lawyers, which prompted the administration to...
