Tunisia's Jailed Opposition Leader Ghannouchi in 'Critical Condition,' Lawyers Say
Haifa Chebbi said temperatures reached 52 degrees Celsius as the 85-year-old Ennahda leader fainted during a prison visit, highlighting harsh detention conditions.
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The lawyers of Rached Ghannouchi, a figure of the Tunisian opposition in prison, said that his state of health was "critical" on 23 July 2026, after learning that he had fainted and was in a state of exhaustion. The leader of the 85-year-old Islamist party Ennahdha had been sentenced in several cases to decades in prison and to life imprisonment.
Tunisia's jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi in 'critical condition,' lawyers say
Lawyers for jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi Thursday said his health was "critical" after reports the 85-year-old fainted and suffered severe exhaustion while barred from family visits.
While the defence of the leader of the Islamist party Ennahdha condemns the lack of reaction of the authorities to the "serious deterioration of his state of health", Ayachi Zammel, a former presidential candidate, and Wadie Jary, the former president of the football federation, were pardoned on the occasion of the celebration of the Republic.
The 85-year-old leader of the Islamic Conservative Party Ennahdha warned about a "serious deterioration" in his state of health, after learning that he had lost consciousness in prison.
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