by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 30, 2023 | Legal, Tunisia
Tunisia: Anti-Doping Agency Censures National Body for Non-Compliance Summary: In mid-November, 2023, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) censured the Tunisian National Anti-Doping Agency (TNADO) due to failure of the national-level organization to adopt a legal...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 9, 2023 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Three Prominent Arrests as Corruption Probes Target the Wealthy Summary: On 7 November 2023, two individuals with connections to former Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali were arrested as pressure continues on those perceived to have profited from...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 4, 2023 | Legal, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Vocal Opposition Leader Abir Moussi Arrested Summary: On 3 October 2023, vocal critic of President Kais Saied, Abir Moussi was arrested near the Presidential Palace in Carthage. She was transferred to the La Goulette police station where a group of her...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 12, 2023 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Former Ennahdha MP, Businessman Arrested for Corruption Summary: On 12 September 2023, a judge issued an arrest warrant for former Ennahdha Party Member of Parliament (MP) Mohamed Frikha on charges of financial and administrative corruption. The case is...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 7, 2023 | Diplomacy, Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Visits to Detained Opposition Figures as European Criticism Grows Summary: This week, a Tunisian lawyer who has represented members of the political opposition announced that Members of the European Parliament (MEP) planned to visit opposition figures...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 1, 2023 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Pressure on Ennahdha Sustained Ahead of Key Political Season Summary: Late this week, senior Ennahdha official Abdel Karim Harouni was placed under house arrest by Tunisian officials, continuing a string of legal actions against opposition figures dating back...
