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Tunisian Islamist Leader Ghannouchi Detained Amid Tensions

Headline from Voice of America

Newest development Apr 20, 2023 · 3 reportsTunisia opposition leader to be held in detention – DW

Tunisia's official TAP news agency reported that he was detained on a warrant by counterterrorism prosecutors as part of an investigation into recent "provocative" comments

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  1. Ennahda leader Ghannouchi detained by Tunisian police, party says

    Headline from France 24 ·

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    Tunisia opposition leader to be held in detention – DW

    Headline from Deutsche Welle ·

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  1. France 24

    Ennahda leader Ghannouchi detained by Tunisian police, party says (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Tunisian police on Monday detained Ennahda party leader Rached Ghannouchi, his party said, in a move that marks an escalation in a campaign of arrests that has already targeted numerous high-profile…

  2. The Guardian

    Leading critic of Tunisian president is latest opposition figure to be arrested (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Rached Ghannouchi, 81, an opponent of Kais Saied has been taken to an unknown location, his Ennahdha party says

  3. Voice of America

    Tunisian Islamist Leader Ghannouchi Detained Amid Tensions (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Tunisia's official TAP news agency reported that he was detained on a warrant by counterterrorism prosecutors as part of an investigation into recent "provocative" comments

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Tunisia opposition leader to be held in detention – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Rached Ghannouchi, a major figure since Tunisia's 2011 revolution, is to be held in custody until his trial, a judge has ruled. He is one of several political figures arrested under President Saied's rule.

  5. France 24

    Tunisian judge orders jail for Islamist opposition leader Ghannouchi (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A Tunisian investigative judge ordered on Thursday the imprisonment of Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of main opposition party Ennahda and a prominent critic of President Kais Saied, the politician's…

  6. Fox News

    Tunisian judge orders influential Islamist leader to remain in custody (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Rached Ghannouchi, an influential Islamist leader, was arrested on Monday. A Tunisian judge ordered that Ghannouchi remain in custody after his party denounced his imprisonment.

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