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GENEVA - The U.N. human rights office says it is seriously concerned about what it sees as a deteriorating human rights situation in Tunisia and is call

UN expresses ‘concerns’ about human rights abuses in Tunisia, demands held Ennahdha official to be released.

Officials are concerned at the stifling of dissent, including through the improper use of counter-terrorism legislation, and the increasing use of military courts to try civilians

Noureddine Bhiri, 63, launched a hunger strike after his arrest a week ago despite suffering from several pre-existing health conditions, including diabetes and hypertension

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A Tunisian ex-justice minister who launched a hunger strike after his arrest a week ago is "stable" in hospital, a doctor said Friday, as Human Rights Watch demanded his release.

A Tunisian ex-justice minister who launched a hunger strike after his arrest a week ago is "stable" in hospital, a doctor said Friday, as Human Rights Watch demanded his release.

Detained Tunisian ex-justice minister Noureddine Bhiri of the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, who is refusing food or medication after his transfer to hospital, is suspected of “terrorism”, the interior minister said on January 3.

Tunis: Tunisia’s detained former justice minister Noureddine Bhiri is refusing food or medication after his transfer to hospital, a member of a...

Detained Tunisian ex-justice minister Noureddine Bhiri of the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, who is refusing food or medication after his transfer to hospital, is suspected of "terrorism", the interior minister said Monday.