by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 10, 2024 | Diplomacy, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Attacks Target Tunisians in Europe as Political Tensions Remain Summary: On Sunday, 7 July 2024, a Tunisian man was stabbed to death in Paris while sitting in a bar following an altercation during which his attacker allegedly attempted to steal the man’s...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 11, 2024 | Legal, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Weekend Arrests of Media Commentators in Tense Political Climate Summary: On Saturday, 11 May 2024, lawyer and media commentator Sonia Dahmani was arrested in a widely publicized police operation that was captured on video, for sarcastic comments critical of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 20, 2024 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: BNA Officials Under Scrutiny as Anti-Corruption Efforts Widen Summary: On 20 February 2024, police arrested two former senior employees of Banque Nationale Agricole (BNA), marking the latest steps in President Kais Saied’s anti-corruption campaign. The two...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 19, 2024 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Suspected Terrorist Arrested in Kasserine in Possession of Explosives Summary: On 19 February 2024, a multi-unit counterterrorism force arrested a member of the Jund al-Khalifa terrorist organization in Kasserine, identifying the individual as “dangerous.”...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 3, 2024 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Ghannouchi Sentenced Again with Spotlight on Foreign Funding Summary: On 1 February 2024, imprisoned leader of the Ennahdha party, Rached Ghannouchi, was sentenced to three additional years in prison for facilitating the illicit receipt of foreign financing...
