AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPrison and rights under heat: Tunisia’s jailed opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has reportedly fainted in Mornaguia prison amid extreme temperatures, with lawyers saying his condition is “critical” and authorities have blocked visits by family and defence. Public anger over services: Protests are spreading as electricity and water cuts continue in a 50C heatwave, with residents and hospitals reporting serious health impacts and mounting losses. Economic crisis, five years on: A new analysis marks five years since Kais Saied’s self-coup, arguing that dismantling institutions and silencing opposition hasn’t delivered the promised economic turnaround. Press freedom squeezed: Tunisia’s courts have handed down prison sentences to journalists, underscoring tighter restrictions on civic space and expression. Political intimidation: The Tunisian Workers’ Party faces international backlash after an online video called for the assassination of its secretary-general Hamma Hammami. Regional politics, Tunisia-linked: A US donor living in Tunisia, James “Fergie” Chambers, was arrested in Spain over alleged Hamas-related financing, raising fears of a wider Trump-era crackdown.
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