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Tunisian presidential hopeful Ayachi Zammel handed 20 months in jail
A Tunisian judge has sentenced presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel to 20 months in prison on charges of falsifying and buying signatures required to file his candidacy, his lawyer confirmed to The National.
A Tunisian presidential candidate sentenced to 20 months vows to campaign from prison
A candidate for president in Tunisia has been sentenced to 20 months in prison on election fraud charges that his attorney decried as politically motivated.
Tunisian court sentences presidential candidate Zammel to 20 months in prison
A Tunisian court sentenced on Wednesday the presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel to one year and eight months in prison on charges of falsifying popular endorsements, Zammel's lawyer told Reuters, three weeks before the presidential vote.
Tunisia jails leading opposition candidate ahead of next month's election
Tunisia’s government jailed a leading opposition figure ahead of next month’s election. Ayachi Zammel, one of just two candidates approved to run against the authoritarian President Kais Saied, was sentenced to 20 months over alleged forgery: His campaign said the move was politically motivated.
Tunisia Presidential Candidate Gets Prison Term, Still On Ballot: Lawyer
Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel was handed a 20-month prison term for charges related to forging voter endorsements Wednesday but will still stand in next month's election, his lawyer told AFP.
Tunisian presidential candidate Zammel still detained, campaign team says
TUNIS - Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel was still in detention on Friday despite being released for a few hours a day earlier, his campaign team said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Excluded candidates, marginalized dissent before Tunisia’s presidential elections
Before Tunisian voters have their say in the presidential election on Oct. 6, state institutions have already had their say. The security services, judicial authorities, and the High Independent Electoral Authority (ISIE) have either obstructed or officially barred over a dozen potential candidates from running.
Tunisian Court Sentences Presidential Candidate to Prison
Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel has been sentenced to 20 months in prison, a move that has heightened opposition concerns about the fairness of the upcoming election. Zammel, leader of the opposition Azimoun Party,
Tunisia jails presidential candidate in pre-election crackdown
A court in Tunisia has imprisoned one of only two candidates approved to run in next month’s presidential election against Kais Saied, the authoritarian leader who has stepped up repression ahead of the polls.
Tunisia: Young people's anger mounts ahead of election
Could the protest gain enough momentum to impact Tunisia's third presidential election since the 2011 uprising? Ahead of ...
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Tunisan Lawmakers Push Bill to Limit Administrative Court's Power in Electoral Disputes
Thirty-four Tunisian MPs proposed a bill to strip the administrative court of its right to settle electoral disputes, which ...
The Sorry State of Tunisia’s Democracy
President Kais Saied's near-certain—and certainly illegitimate—reelection in the Oct. 6 election is a sad reminder of the ...
Candidato en elecciones de Túnez es sentenciado a prisión
Uno de los candidatos que compite contra el presidente tunecino Kais Saied en las elecciones ha sido sentenciado a prisión ...
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Controversy Deepens as Tunisian Court Sentences Opposition Leader
A Tunisian court sentenced presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel to 20 months in prison, raising opposition fears of election manipulation by President Kais Saied. Zammel, accused of falsifying voter ...