Month: September 2015

Tunisia: Prison Sentence Causes Contention

The sentencing of a 22 year-old man to one year’s imprisonment for homosexual acts has been a source of debate between Tunisian political figures. The sentence, as well as the examination methods used by the prosecution to produce evidence against...

/ September 23, 2015

Libya: Leon: “Our Job is Done”

Leon declared late at night on Monday that UNSMIL’s part of the work was done and that it was up to the Libyan political leaders to accept or reject the final text when they return to a final round of...

/ September 22, 2015

Tunisia: 110 Security Members Terminated

The ministry of interior announced last week that 110 security elements were terminated and around 6 of them would stand trial in court. The ministry spokesperson explained that investigation audits of the rank and file of the police, army and...

/ September 18, 2015

Tunisia: Ennahdha Weighs in First Act of Defiance of Anti-Terrorism Measures

The ministry of religious affairs made a U-turn on its decision to terminate Ridha Jaouadi, Imam of a mosque in Sfax. Many Imams were fired in the aftermath of the Sousse attacks last summer due to their allegedly extremist discourse....

/ September 14, 2015

Tunisia: President Essebsi Compelled to Review Economic Reconciliation Bill

The showdown by the opposition on 11 September in rallies against Essebsi’s proposed economic and reconciliation bill, under consideration in the parliament, seemed to have compelled Caid Essebsi to go back to the drawing board and take into consideration the...

/ September 11, 2015

Libya: Leon’s Race against the Clock

After failing to convince the Tripoli-based GNC delegation to attend yet another dialogue round of talks in Morocco in late August, Leon found himself compelled to request a meeting with a larger group of the GNC parliamentarians in Istanbul ahead...

/ September 4, 2015

Why does the Algerian regime fear Rachad?

In a recent piece on the detention of Algerian human rights lawyer and opposition figure Rachid Mesli, Robert Fisk asked why Interpol is doing the work of Arab despots. Mesli is the subject of an arrest warrant by the Algerian...

/ September 3, 2015

Why does the Algerian regime fear Rachad?

In a recent piece on the detention of Algerian human rights lawyer and opposition figure Rachid Mesli, Robert Fisk asked why Interpol is doing the work of Arab despots. Mesli is the subject of an arrest warrant by the Algerian...

/ September 3, 2015