DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 18 | TUNISIA African Union court demands legal access for political detainees 5th September 2023 President Saïed's regime has 15 days to respond to the ruling on politicians jailed in crackdown on opposition The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights has ordered the Tunisian government to allow jailed opposition politicians and activists access to their lawyers, giving President Ka... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 17 | TUNISIA Saïed's new crank 24th August 2023 President Kais Saïed's decision to replace Najla Bouden, hailed two years earlier ago as the Arab World's first female prime minister, with 66-year-old Ahmed Hachani, a politi...
Vol 64 No 16 | TUNISIAEUROPEAN UNION Bang to rights 3rd August 2023 Confusion abounds about the legal basis for the 'cash for migrant control' agreement between the European Commission and President Kaïs Saïed .
Vol 64 No 15 | TUNISIA Saïed wins €1 billion windfall in EU migration deal 18th July 2023 EU officials signed a €1bn pact with Tunis, establishing a new model for outsourcing migration control to the region's authoritarian regimes The European Union signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tunis on 16 July, promising around €1 billion to the beleaguered economy while handing a de facto political lifeli...
Vol 64 No 13 | TUNISIA Brussels deal rescues Saïed 23rd June 2023 The European Union has been accused of hypocrisy for showering Tunis with money in exchange for strict emigration controls European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen – flanked by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his counterpart Giorgia Meloni of Italy – swept up the steps of the ...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 13 | TUNISIAEUROPEAN UNION Brussels rescues Kaïs Saïed with cash for migration control deal 13th June 2023 The billion euro migration pact with Tunis presages similar pacts with Algeria and Egypt By offering a financial package worth up to €1.5 billion (US$1.61bn) to Tunisia as part of a new 'cash for migration control' deal, the European Union has handed a major victo... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 12 | TUNISIA Saïed plans to tax the rich to keep the IMF away 7th June 2023 As financial pressures mount rapidly, the country's wealthy elite faces heavy pressure President Kaïs Saïed appears to have ruled out the prospect of a $2 billion loan agreement with the IMF in favour of new, and as yet unspecified, tax rises on rich Tunisi... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 9 | TUNISIA Saïed steps up attacks on the opposition 25th April 2023 Deepening political repression prompts European Union to voice 'great concern' about the President's autocratic methods President Kaïs Saïed is stepping up his crackdown on opposition politicians following the arrest and detention of Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of the Islamist Ennahda party.... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 8 | TUNISIA President Saïed picks a fight with the Fund 11th April 2023 Rejecting conditions such as cutting subsidies, the embattled leader rejects 'diktats' from the IMF After a two-week absence from the public stage, President Kaïs Saïed returned to the fray on 4 April with fresh condemnation of his opponents, announcing that many were u... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 7 | TUNISIA Saïed's racial crackdown deepens economic woes 22nd March 2023 Tunisia's president is locking up political opponents and inciting racist violence, as the country's economy plunges into further chaos President Kaïs Saïed is making good on his 28 December promise to crack down on what he calls 'the enemies of Tunisia'. In the past few weeks, he has imprisoned political...
