Tag: Tunisia
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...
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...
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....
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...
Tensions over the Proposed Law for Economic Reconciliation
President Baji Caid Essebsi’s proposed law for economic and financial reconciliation has stirred up the political and civil society landscape in Tunisia. Maya Jeribi, secretary general of the Al Joumhouri party considered it a “law for reconciliation and corruption laundering”....
Social Consequences of the Security Approach
The Tunisian Labour Organisation (OTT) has called for a sit-in to protest at the ministry of religious affairs’ decision to sack Imams and close down mosques accused of operating outside its oversight. The decision was taken hastily in the wake...
Essebsi in the Footsteps of Bourguiba
President Beji Caid Essebsi triggered a debate when he declared, on August 13, that the Islamic veil should be banned in primary schools. The announcement was made on the occasion of the celebration of Tunisia’s national women’s day. According to...
Tunisia’s Patriot Act
The decision to declare a state of emergency in the aftermath of the Sousse Attack has plunged the country into a manifold debate among political, and civil societies, as well as the state elected and security institutions. While there is...