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Tunisia places senior Ennahda figure under house arrest

Anouar Maarouf, the former communications and technology minister, was reportedly informed by Tunisian authorities that he has been placed under house arrest.
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The Tunisian government has placed one of major Islamist party Ennahda’s leaders under house arrest, local media outlets reported Friday, as President Kais Saeid forges ahead with a sweeping crackdown on his critics in the North African country. 

"Anouar Maarouf was informed by official authorities that he is under house arrest," an Ennahda official told Reuters. 

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