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10 Sep 2023 3 minute read

Hall of Infamy: Kais Saied

An autocrat in institutional clothing, the Tunisian president has crushed the hopes of democrats in the birthplace of the Arab...

1 Dec 2021 4 minute read

This article is almost two years old.

Tunisia: at a glance

A decade on from the revolution, and after a succession of chaotic governments, is democracy teetering in Tunisia, asks...

1 Sep 2017 3 minute read

This article is more than six years old.

A word with Tunisian musician Emel Mathlouthi

Tunisian singer Emel talks to Graeme Green about hope, helplessness and the Arab Spring.

17 Jun 2016 5 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

Being a woman artist is awesome

Simona Bonomo reviews an international feminist art festival and the diverse yet shared experiences these...

14 Apr 2015 4 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Tunisians on hunger strike against regime’s secret files

Ben Ali’s legacy still looms large, as Tim Baster and Isabelle Merminod report.

23 Mar 2015 4 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Use the power of the people to challenge the people in power!

The NGO sector must support activism, not governments. Ben Phillips sees positive signs of this happening.

19 Jan 2015 3 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Fear and resistance in Tunisia

After recent elections, Tim Baster and Isabelle Merminod paint a picture of a country in...

30 Oct 2014 3 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Tunisians vote for secular government

Timothy Baster and Isabelle Merminod report from Tunis, as the results of the Tunisian...

20 Nov 2013 5 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Why I became a persona non grata in Tunisia

Tam Hussein is no longer welcome in a country which promotes freedom for all. He explains why.

29 Jul 2013 3 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

Refugees challenge Tunisia on human rights

Residents from the closed Choucha refugee camp are fighting for resettlement, not ‘local integration’.

5 Apr 2013 3 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

Hunger strikers: ‘We will die here’

Isabelle Merminod and Timothy Baster report on the refugees protesting for safe...

28 Mar 2013 3 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

World Social Forum: update from Tunisia

Tim Baster and Isabelle Merminod meet some of the activists hoping that a better world is...

30 Nov 2012 3 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

Boycott Facebook for a day

Symon Hill won’t be ‘liking’ anything on 1 December because of the social network’s shady tax affairs.

23 Oct 2012 3 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

Right to Life kayaker reaches Rome

Georges Alexandre has made an epic journey from Tunisia to Italy highlighting the risks faced by migrants. Tony Garner...

Tunisia votes: the medicine of democracy

7 Nov 2011 3 minute read

This article is almost 12 years old.

Tunisia votes: the medicine of democracy

Three good doctors have helped to put Tunisia’s body-politic firmly on the road to recovery, says Larbi Sadiki...

The Arab Spring bloggers come together (minus the Palestinians)

1 Nov 2011 3 minute read

This article is almost 12 years old.

The Arab Spring bloggers come together (minus the Palestinians)

Ilaria Vecchi reports from the 3rd Arab Bloggers Meeting in Tunisia, where solidarity is key despite the...

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