{"id":3807,"date":"2025-11-29T19:13:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T19:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=3807"},"modified":"2025-11-29T19:13:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T19:13:32","slug":"tunisia-police-arrrest-opposition-figure-chaima-issa-during-protest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=3807","title":{"rendered":"Tunisia police arrrest opposition figure Chaima Issa during protest | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Arrest comes after appeals court handed jail terms to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiracy to overthrow President Kais Saied.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 29 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">29 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Tunisian police have arrested prominent opposition figure Chaima Issa at a protest in the capital Tunis on Saturday, lawyers said.<\/p>\n<p>The protest came after an appeals court on Friday handed jail terms of up to 45 years to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiracy to overthrow President Kais Saied. Issa was handed a 20-year sentence during the trial.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cThey will arrest me shortly,\u201d Issa had told the Reuters news agency moments before her arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI say to the Tunisians, continue to protest and reject tyranny. We are sacrificing our freedom for you\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She described the charges as unjust and politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>Police are also widely expected to arrest Najib Chebbi, the head of the opposition National Salvation Front, the main opposition coalition challenging Saied.<\/p>\n<p>He received a 12-year prison sentence, and opposition figure Ayachi Hammami received a five-year sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Human Rights Watch on Friday described the trial as a \u201ctravesty of justice\u201d, saying it was \u201cpolitical, unfair, and without the slightest evidence\u201d against the defendants.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to the AFP news agency, the US-based rights group condemned the \u201cshameless instrumentalisation of the judiciary to eliminate Saied\u2019s opponents\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, UK-based rights group Amnesty International said the ruling was \u201can appalling indictment of the Tunisian justice system\u201d, condemning \u201ca relentless campaign to erode rights and silence dissent\u201d in Tunisia.<\/p>\n<p>During a sweeping power grab in July 2021, Saied suspended parliament and expanded executive power so he could rule by decree. Since then, the president has jailed many of his critics.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the powers that Saied had taken for himself were later enshrined in a new constitution, ratified in a widely boycotted 2022 referendum, while media figures and lawyers critical of Saied have been prosecuted and detained under a\u00a0\u201cfake news\u201d law enacted that same year.<\/p>\n<p>Saied says his actions are legal and aimed at ending years of chaos and rampant corruption.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arrest comes after appeals court handed jail terms to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiracy to overthrow President Kais Saied. 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