Allies say Ghannouchi ‘unjustly’ held, as he marks 2 years in Tunisian jail

Allies say Ghannouchi ‘unjustly’ held, as he marks 2 years in Tunisian jail

International Committee for Solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi decries ‘repressive campaign’ against Ennahdha party head.

Tesnim Ghannouchi, sociologist and social scientist, is the daughter of Rached Ghannouchi, the historical leader of Tunisian Islamists imprisoned on 17 April 2023. This very popular personality and as such a victim of the brutal repression of the regime of Kais Said was one of the emblematic figures of the Arab spring that began in 2011 with the hope that the Arab world, especially Tunisia and Egypt, would find ways to reconcile Islam and democr…

Tunisia: Release Rached Ghannouchi, Unjustly Imprisoned Political Leader

Prosecution of Ghannouchi, Ennahda party members follows pattern of attacks on all of Tunisia's political opposition (Washington D.C., April 17, 2025) — Tunisian authorities should immediately release Rached Ghannouchi, the 83-year-old former Speaker of Parliament and co-founder of the Ennahda Party, whom they have unjustly detained and imprisoned for the past two years, said DAWN today. Since President Kais Saied's power grab, th…