Jailed Tunisian political leader faces death penalty; lawyers appeal charges
Lawyers for Abir Moussi, leader of Tunisia’s Free Constitutional Party, have launched an appeal against charges that could lead
According to reporting by AP eleven leading Algerian opposition figures have written an open letter, denouncing “the authoritarian climate” surrounding the country’s upcoming presidential election. In the letter they wrote: “No to electoral charades under dictatorship! Yes, to genuine democracy and popular sovereignty.” They also highlighted how the government’s security policy in preparation for the election “continues to trample on the will of the people.”
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