A policeman was stabbed to death on Tuesday, November 1st in Gabes. After a call from a citizen reporting the robbery of his motorcycle, the officer tried to chase two suspects who attempted to flee on the stolen motorcycle in the Corniche area in Gabes. One of the thieves was captured while the other escaped [...]
The security campaign launched by the National Guard Unity, the national army and the police caught 439 suspects and people involved in diverse crimes during the night of October 15th. The crimes included theft, violence, drugs, fraud, and public uproar and were committed in different Tunisian regions. Of the 439 suspects, 303 were already facing [...]
According to a security-authorized source, seven grenades were found yesterday by security forces in an abandoned mansion in the vicinity of the El Kef district police station. The grenades were disguised in a purse, confirmed the source. Two suspects –who are known to have frequented the area — are now being pursued. An investigation has [...]
Yesterday, Lotfi Zitoun, a famous member of Ennahdha’s political office, was arrested in Istanbul’s airport. The Turkish forces acted upon an arrest warrant issued during Ben Ali’s regime. According to Zoubair Chehoudi, the press secretary of Ennahdha, the apprehension lasted for several hours before he was released again. Zitoun went to Istanbul to attend a [...]
In a measure to reinforce the security reforms announced on September 30th by Lazhar Akremi, Delegate Minister to the Interior Ministry, the police and the national guard assisted by the Tunisian army have begun on Saturday night, October 1st, a vast control operation throughout the entire Tunisian territory. This has resulted in the arrest of 471 individuals. More [...]
After four months of investigation and detective work; the felony division in the appellate court of Gafsa made its decision concerning the tragic accident that occurred in a police station in Sidi Bouzid on February 4th 2011 that claimed the lives of two suspects who were being held in the facility’s cell. The suspects were [...]
By Houssem Sta Ali A three day conference was recently held in Tunisia in order to understand the possibilities of repairing the Tunisian police force. Numerous foreign guests attended the conference, yet the absence of Tunisian civil society organizations was noticeable. Jamil Sayah, the host of the third day of the conference, remarked on the [...]
86% of Tunisians consider corruption a major socio-economic problem. This figure is shortly followed by “violations of human rights” (84%) and “unemployment” (74.2%) in terms of societal issues currently worrying Tunisians. These are the results of a survey conducted by the Arab Institute of Business Managers (IACE) presented on Friday, September 23rd, in Tunis. The [...]
Samir Feriani, a whistleblower from the police force has been released today, September 22nd. The Tunis Military Court has decided to release him temporarily. As for the hearing, it was delayed to Thursday, September 29th. Samir Feriani was arrested on May 29 after unveiling the dirty laundry of the Ministry of Interior. He published in [...]
According to Twitter reports, Azyz Amemi, Tunisian activist and blogger, was arrested and beaten yesterday by police after telling a joke about bananas in front of a police station. In his last speech, Interim Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi compared violent policemen to monkeys. Monkeys and bananas have since become two subjects of sarcasm, and Azyz [...]
Wave of Resignations Shakes Aridha Chaabia
Twelve members of Aridha Chaabia - nine of which are head of lists – declared in a press release that they want to be independent from the party. This, according to the document, comes because of “Hashmi Hamdi‘s attempts to deprive them of their will, and his persistence in imposing his opinion in issues directly involving the local [...]
Occupy Wall Street Comes to Tunisia
Hundreds of protesters occupied the Place des Droits de l’Homme in downtown Tunis today as part of the call to use the date of 11/11/11 to spread the anti-capitalist Occupy Wall Street protests across the world. Around 200 people gathered in the square, nearly all of them young, but from varied backgrounds: artists, students, activists, some [...]
The President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas, who is also the Chairperson of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), arrived yesterday afternoon to Tunisia for an official visit of three days. Abbas will be meeting the interim President Foued Mebazza and interim Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi. He will also be meeting with heads of [...]
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