Robert Joyce
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 13:07
Religious officials in Tunisia are divided over the recent arrest of a Salafi imam, who was detained earlier this week amidst what critics say is a government effort to control local mosques.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 10:19
An exchange of gunfire Monday night and Tuesday between security forces and gunmen resulted in the deaths of seven unidentified suspects and one national guard officer in Raoued, a northern suburb of Tunis, according to Tunisian officials.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 14:38
According to a State Department press release, it is now illegal under U.S. law to provide material support to or engage in transactions with the organization.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 12:18
Marzouki blamed an unnamed “Arab power” for trying to destabilize Tunisia, but said the attempts failed to gain any popular momentum, according to quotes translated from the original Turkish by worldbulletin.net, a news aggregating website.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:30
Both meetings focused on the political situation in Tunisia, according to Tunisian and Algerian news sources.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:53
Lotfi Azzouz, director of the Amnesty International Tunisia office, connected Denguir’s case to pre-revolutionary abuses and said that the death highlighted the need to reform the Tunisian security and justice sectors.
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 12:14
Authorities today are pursuing suspects in two shootings that killed a total of seven security officers and one gunman.
Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 13:06
Last week, the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) unanimously passed a bill establishing a body to monitor human rights violations in Tunisian detention centers.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 08:47
Ben Jeddou trumpeted recent security victories, citing arrests and intelligence gains. But he also shed light on ministry operations to combat what he described as Islamist militants.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:26
“I will tell him Iran would be much more respected, accepted, in the Arab world if they put the pressure on their man in Damascus,” Marzouki said.