Coverage dated March 26, 2024

Tunisia sentences 4 to death over politician's assassination

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A Tunisia court has sentenced four people to death over the murder of prominent political leader Chokri Belaid. His death in 2013 sparked mass protests against the country's then-ruling Islamists.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Tunisia sentences 4 to death over politician's assassination (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A Tunisia court has sentenced four people to death over the murder of prominent political leader Chokri Belaid. His death in 2013 sparked mass protests against the country's then-ruling Islamists.

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    4 sentenced to death in Tunisia for a 2013 assassination of a politician (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A Tunisian court sentenced four people to death and two to life in prison on charges stemming from the murder of a left-wing politician, a public prosecutor said Wednesday.

  3. France 24

    Tunisian court sentences four to death for 2013 assassination of Chokri Belaid (opens France 24)

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    Four people were sentenced Wednesday to death and two to life in prison for a murder that sparked widespread unrest in Tunisia and became emblematic of the country's early challenges transitioning from…

  4. Al Jazeera

    Tunisia sentences four to death for 2013 murder of politician Chokri Belaid (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Leftist opposition leader’s assassination caused turmoil in wake of 2011 uprising that brought down President Ben Ali.

  5. Fox News

    4 sentenced to death for 2013 assassination of Tunisian politician (opens Fox News)

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    A Tunisian court has delivered verdicts in the case of the murder of politician Chokri Belaid, who was assassinated in 2013. Four people have been sentenced to death.

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