Rached Ghannouchi is in the news as Tunisia cracks down on opposition, with arrests and protests. He’s a key Islamist figure and co-founder of Ennahdha.
Tunisian police detained lawmaker Ahmed Saidani, a vocal critic of President Kais Saied, as part of a broader crackdown on opposition figures. Saidani recently mocked the president on Facebook, highlighting ongoing political repression since Saied's consolidation of power in 2021. The arrest underscores Tunisia's deteriorating political climate.
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been acquitted of charges including spreading false information and harming national security after 52 days in Kuwaiti detention and has left Kuwait, his legal team and rights groups have said. His arrest had highlighted an expanding crackdown on social media and press coverage in Gulf states since the US-Israel strikes on Iran began in late February.
Rached Ghannouchi, the 84-year-old Tunisian opposition figure and Ennahdha leader, has been transferred to hospital after a sharp health deterioration. Ennahdha asserts he is being held arbitrarily and calls for his immediate release amid a broader crackdown on dissent that has drawn international attention.