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Today, Tunisia's sizable Christian community of something over 35,000 [221] [222] is composed mainly of Catholics (22,000), and to a lesser degree Protestants. Berber Christians continued to live in some Nefzaoua villages up until the early fifteenth century, [ 223 ] and the community of Tunisian Christians existed in the town of Tozeur up to ...
6 August – A court sentences opposition leader Abir Moussi to two years in prison for insulting the Independent High Authority for Elections.The court also sentences four potential presidential candidates, including activist Nizar Chaari, to eight months in prison and bans them from running for office on charges of vote buying.
Tunisia had requested a three-year $4 billion loan "to help stabilise its balance of payments position after its current account deficit widened to 7.1 percent of GDP last year." [ 22 ] Amnesty International asked the government to "publicly commit to respecting and protecting human rights, including the rights to freedom of expression ...
The leader of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party was sentenced to 15 months in prison for supporting terrorism and inciting hatred in the North African country, once seen as a model for democracy ...
With Tunisia now the main launching pad for Europe, the island today is receiving around 70% of all migrants arriving in Italy, said Flavio Di Giacomo, a spokesperson at the International ...
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The now-defunct Chamber of Deputies had 23% women members in 2009, ... Tunisia is the only country in the Arab world where polygamy is forbidden by law.
Today, of course, the majority of Tunisians now identify as members of the opposing Sunni. The Fatimids did initially inspire the allegiance of Berber elements. Yet once installed Fatimid rule greatly disrupted social harmony in Ifriqiya; they imposed high, unorthodox taxes, leading to the Kharijite revolt. [235]