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Tunisia Demands Extradition of Ben Ali’s Son-in-law

Farah Samti | 23 April 2013 | 5 Comments

Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Othman Jerandi demanded Tuesday the extradition of Sakher El Materi, son-in-law of former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, from the Seychelles. According to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerandi called Seychelles Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Paul Adam today to pursue negotiations over extraditing Materi for trial [...]

Late Ennadhha Member Reinterred After Torture Investigation

Amira Masrour | 13 March 2013 | 1 Comment

The body of Faisal Baraket, a late member of Ennahdha ruling party known during the 90’s as Itijah al-Islami movement, was reinterred on Saturday after having been exhumed on March 1st, 2013 for an autopsy, according to Shoura Council member Zoubeir Chehoudi. The symbolic funeral was attended by a number of ministers and figures from international organizations such [...]

Tunisian Bloggers Commemorate Late Cyber Pioneer

Roua Khlifi | 12 March 2013 | 0 Comments

Bloggers turned out today for “A Tribute to Zouhair Yahyaoui,” a commemoration of the eighth anniversary of the death of the cyber activist. The event featured an exhibition of the articles of the activist, who was imprisoned during the regime of former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, as well as a concert and a series [...]

Tunisian Macbeth Explores Ben Ali’s “Bloody History”

Roua Khlifi | 04 March 2013 | 4 Comments

A semi-nude woman walks onto the stage and lets out a shriek that reverberates throughout the theater – one of horror and pain – before the scene plunges into darkness. When the lights come on again, the audience meets deposed President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila Trabelsi in the Tunisian adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. “Leila [...]

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