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A Kurdish woman in traditional dress holds a lit torch during Nowruz, the Persian New Year, on a hill overlooking the town of Akra in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

With Tunisian Opposition Figures in Jail, Some Family Members Lead Calls for Change

Cs news6 months ago09 mins

(Corrects name to Sofia in paragraph 26) TUNIS, March 27 (Reuters) – The families of dozens of jailed opposition figures in Tunisia are ⁠among the ⁠few remaining voices demanding democratic freedoms, as they seek the release ⁠of loved ones held in what rights groups have called a crackdown on dissent by President Kais Saied. The…

A court in Tunisia sentenced a man to death for Facebook posts seen as insulting to the president

Cs news12 months ago04 mins

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A court in Tunisia has sentenced a 51-year-old man to death over Facebook posts deemed offensive to President Kais Saied and a threat to state security, his lawyer said Friday. The defendant, who has not been identified, was convicted on Wednesday of three charges: attempting to overthrow the state, insulting the…