Tunisian authorities closed the offices of Islamist-inspired opposition party Ennahdha on Tuesday, a day after arresting its leader Rached Ghannouchi, a senior party official said. “The police also closed the other offices of the party elsewhere in the country and prohibited any meeting in these premises,” he told AFP. The move came after Ghannouchi, 81, was arrested at his home in the capital Tunis, the latest in a string of opposition figures held. Ennahdha was the largest party in Tunisia’s parliament before President Kais Saied dissolved the chamber in July 2021. Since early February, authorities in the North African country have arrested more than 20 political opponents and personalities.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 18, 2023 13:53 UTC