by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 23, 2023 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Pressure on Ennahdha Continues as Spokesman Arrested Summary: On 21 August 2023, Ennahdha spokesman Abdelfattah Taghouti was arrested in Tunis. Taghouti was previously arrested in March during a spree of arrests targeting opposition political figures under...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 22, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Sfax Raid Targets Migrant Smugglers Amidst Reports of Piracy Summary: Over the weekend of 19-20 August 2023, intelligence operations by Tunisian officials led to the disruption of an organized crime network in Sfax that had been involved in smuggling migrants...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 6, 2023 | Economic, Legal, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Kasserine Protests Point to Persistent Economic, Social Frustrations Summary: On 5 July 2023, a young man was killed in the town of Sbeitla in Kasserine following an attempt by police to issue an arrest warrant related to an allegedly illegal gambling...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 4, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: National Guardsman Wounded in Third Stabbing in Recent Weeks Summary: On 3 July 2023, a member of the national guard was stabbed multiple times by an assailant in La Goulette, only weeks after a similar stabbing at the Brazilian Embassy in Tunis. Despite...
by Dispatch Content | May 1, 2023 | Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Ghannouchi’s Detention Continues, Quieting Opposition Voicess Summary: The detention of Ennahdha Party leader Rached Ghannouchi has continued, stretching to two weeks since his initial arrest at his home in Tunis. The charges against Ghannouchi reportedly...
