AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoHuman Rights Crackdown: At the UN Human Rights Council’s 62nd session, UN experts and civil society warned that Tunisia’s civic space is shrinking fast, with prosecutions and administrative pressure hitting journalists, judges, political opponents, rights defenders and migrants. Courts & Prison Sentences: Human Rights Watch says Tunisian courts have recently sentenced eight human rights defenders, including Sihem Bensedrine to 25 years and Saadia Mosbah to eight years, alongside heavy fines. Terror Case Sentencing: The Criminal Chamber for terrorism cases at the Tunis Court of First Instance sentenced former presidential candidate Samir Abdeli to 18 years, with additional prison terms for people close to him. Economic Narrative from Carthage: President Kais Saïed received the Central Bank’s 2025 report and highlighted growth, inflation containment, foreign-currency reserves covering 103 days of imports, and debt repayments—while stressing the public bore the burden of those debts. International Links: Tunisia and Nigeria reaffirmed plans to deepen cooperation across trade, investment, education, defence, technology and people-to-people exchanges, including reviving a joint commission.
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