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Tunisia Upholds Long Sentences in Mass Trial of Opposition Figure

Tunisia's Judiciary on a Tightrope Between Politics and Justice The Cassation Court's decision to uphold long sentences for opposition leaders, lawyers, and businessmen has sparked widespread condemnation from rights groups and opposition figures.

The ruling reveals deep concerns about the state of Tunisia's judiciary and its implications for President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule.

A Trial by Politics Forty individuals were accused of conspiring to overthrow President Saied, with twenty defendants fleeing abroad and being sentenced in absentia.

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