AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 minutes agoHuman Rights Under Pressure: The EU condemned Tunisia’s 25-year prison sentence for prominent rights defender Sihem Bensedrine, calling for restored pluralism and independent voices after a politically charged conviction. Judicial Crackdown: Tunisia’s appeals court upheld a one-year prison term for independent journalist Zied el-Heni after he criticised judges over wrongful convictions, with critics linking the case to the wider post-2021 crackdown. Labour Oversight: Tunisia’s Ministry of Social Affairs opened an external application-based competition to recruit six medical labour inspectors in 2026, aimed at strengthening workplace health and safety monitoring and risk prevention. Maritime Diplomacy: Italy and Tunisia challenged Libya’s unilateral EEZ claims at the UN, strengthening Greece’s position in the Mediterranean maritime dispute. World Cup, Politics by Other Means: Tunisia’s only African exit from the 2026 World Cup group stage stood out as nine of ten African teams reached the Round of 32, with DR Congo and Algeria among the latest qualifiers.
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