Libya
Italian court upholds migration funding to IOM for Libya crisis
Italy's Lazio regional court upheld a 2019 government decision to allocate 2 million euros ($2.1 million) from
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Morocco
Moroccan court upholds one-year sentence for Islamist over anti-Saudi remarks
A Moroccan appeals court on Tuesday upheld a one-year prison sentence against Islamist activist Mohamed Boustati for making offensive comments
Egypt
Lawyer: Imprisoned Egypt presidential hopeful questioned in new cases
Over the weekend Egyptian authorities summoned former presidential hopeful Ahmed Tantawi from his prison cell for questioning in two new
Tunisia
Tunisians Rally Against Saied, Demand Release of Jailed Lawyer
Over 2,000 Tunisians protested in central Tunis on Friday, denouncing President Kais Saied’s authoritarian rule and calling for
Egypt
Egyptian lawyer files suit demanding Sisi launch referendum on 1979 peace agreement with Israel
Mahmoud Hassanein, a human rights lawyer and activist, has filed a lawsuit demanding that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hold
Tunisia
Tunisia detains leading lawyer Ahmed Souab
Tunisian police on Monday detained prominent lawyer and outspoken critic of President Saied, Ahmed Souab, according to media reports. Lawyer
Tunisia
Lawyers condemn last week’s opposition trial in Tunisia as political repression
Tunisian lawyers and families are challenging the legitimacy of a mass trial that handed nearly 900 years of combined prison
Tunisia
Tunisian opposition trial resumes, six on hunger strike
The trial of about 40 Tunisian opposition figures resumed on Tuesday under tight security, with six detained defendants on hunger
Tunisia
Trial of 40 Tunisian opposition figures postponed until April 11
The trial of 40 Tunisian activists and opposition figures, which began on Tuesday, has been postponed until April 11, according
Tunisia
Trial of major Tunisian opposition figures to start Tuesday
The trial of 40 prominent Tunisian opposition figures, including politicians, lawyers, and activists, is set to begins Tuesday, AFP reports.
Mauritania
Mauritania prosecutors seek 20-year sentence for former president Aziz
Mauritanian prosecutors have requested an appeals court to increase former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz’s prison sentence from five
Tunisia
Tunisian rights groups press to scrap 'false news' law
Tunisian rights groups and lawmakers issued a demand Thursday for the repeal or revision of Decree 54, a 2022 law
Tunisia
Jailed Tunisian political leader faces death penalty; lawyers appeal charges
Lawyers for Abir Moussi, leader of Tunisia’s Free Constitutional Party, have launched an appeal against charges that could lead