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Marzouki Greeted by Protests while Promoting Book in France

Roua Khlifi | 15 April 2013 | 3 Comments

Protestors denounced President MoncefMarqouki during a visit to France last Friday to promote his new book, Inventions of a Democracy: Lessons of the Tunisian Experience. Demonstrators called for a boycott of the book and held banners that read “Marzoukidégage” and “The Invention of Dictatorship.” Marzouki was scheduled to present his book at l’Institut Du Monde Arabe [...]

Coalition Formed to Continue Legacy of Former Ruling Parties

Racha Haffar | 15 April 2013 | 0 Comments

Six Tunisian political parties announced the formation of a new coalition Friday that will aim to continue the legacy of the parties that ruled Tunisia prior to the 2011 revolution. The coalition will be called the Destourian Front. All these political parties have a “destourian” inclination and background, FadhelElouej, a National Constituent Assembly (NCA) member [...]

Marzouki Asks Tunisians to Respect Qatar; Many Loudly Disobey

Tristan Dreisbach | 12 April 2013 | 4 Comments

President Moncef Marzouki ignited controversy and a stream of online jokes Thursday when he told the Tunisian people to no longer insult the Gulf state of Qatar. The president made the comments during a ceremony in which Tunisia received $28.8 million in funds illicitly hidden by former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his family. [...]

Tunisia Receives Portion of Recovered Ben Ali Assets

Farah Samti | 11 April 2013 | 3 Comments

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki received $28.8 million today as the first installment of assets recovered from toppled president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his family, according to the official Facebook page of the Tunisian presidency. During a ceremony held at the presidential palace in Carthage, Ali Bin Fetais al-Marri, the United Nations envoy in charge [...]

One Year After Martyrs’ Day Violence, Investigation Incomplete

Salma Bouzid | 09 April 2013 | 0 Comments

Ten members from a commission set up to probe violence that took place last Martyrs’ Day have resigned in protest over what they say is a delayed investigation. The members resigned April 5, just a few days before this year’s Martyrs’ Day observance. “I have resigned because I refuse to participate in this stupidity,” Noomane Fehri, [...]

Law Banning Members of Old Regime from Politics Moves Forward

Roua Khlifi | 05 April 2013 | 6 Comments

The controversial “protection of the revolution” law will now be presented for a vote during a plenary session, Najib Mourad of the Ennahdha party told Tunisia Live. “The draft law was the project of five different political blocks, including 180 members,” he said. “As 109 votes are required for the law to be passed, we [...]

President and Women’s Affairs Minister Called Before Constituent Assembly

Salma Bouzid | 04 April 2013 | 1 Comment

Two motions that could lead to the dismissals of Minister of Women’s and Family Affairs Sihem Badi and President Moncef Marzouki have gathered enough signatures to have both Congress for the Republic (CPR)-affiliated politicians brought to the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) for questioning. A motion of no confidence against Badi, who has been criticized for [...]

Interior Minister Calls for New Internet Monitoring Body

Farah Samti | 01 April 2013 | 2 Comments

The creation of a new communication agency has been proposed in order to supervise the Internet, Tunisian Minister of the Interior Lotfi Ben Jeddou announced during a March 26 plenary session at the National Constituent Assembly (NCA), according to a statement issued by the Ministry of the Interior on its official Facebook page. Under this [...]

Two Men Arrested for Sodomy; One Rumored to be Party Leader

Tristan Dreisbach | 01 April 2013 | 9 Comments

A source at the Sheraton Hotel has confirmed to Tunisia Live that two men were arrested yesterday at the hotel on charges of sodomy. Hotel staff discovered them engaging in the act and called security forces, according to the source. The website Tunivisions reported that one of the two men arrested was Liberal Party leader [...]

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