Three years of political arrests: repression in figures
Since July 25, 2021, several politicians, lawyers, activists, artists, and journalists have faced summonses and arrests. Inkyfada has documented nearly one hundred cases.
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Yahya, Sofiane, Rafik, Chayma, and many others have left Tunisia to take up jobs with the multinational Teleperformance in Greece, with the hopes of improving their living conditions and broadening their horizons. However, the strenuous nature of their tasks, their precarious contracts, and the restrictions relating to their status as non-European foreigners have proved highly disappointing. Investigation.
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Letters from the battlefield: My great-uncle’s experience of WWII in Tunisia For some months during the Second World War, Tunisia was turned into a battlefield. The local population was suffering under the consequences of the war while Great Britain and the US were fighting against Germany and Italy. Through his personal letters, the story of Hermann Franz, a German soldier, gives us an insight into the situation in the country at that time.
For some months during the Second World War, Tunisia was turned into a battlefield. The local population was suffering under the consequences of the war while Great Britain and the US were fighting against Germany and Italy. Through his personal letters, the story of Hermann Franz, a German soldier, gives us an insight into the situation in the country at that time. 
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Marlies, 73, pensioner from Germany living in Djerba, 2950 dinars per month
When she was still living in Germany, Marlies could barely afford paying her bills and had to work a minijob to top up her pension. After nine years of struggling financially, she decided to move to Tunisia, hoping that this would improve her situation
Nadia 34, web editor and divorced mother, 2820 dinars per month
It's 6pm, and Nadia is navigating the traffic as fast as she can. She just finished work and picked her daughter up from school, but she has to hurry: two women are expecting her in an hour for a private English class. Between her work, her daughter and her other activities, her day to day life is not easy.
Mahmoud, 28 years old, petrol smuggler, 7200 dinars per month
Mahmoud* is 28 years old. The young man is not very tall but well-built and clean-cut, which comes in handy in his line of work: smuggling petrol.
Chedli, 51 years old, manager of a car parts shop, 17,000 dinars per month
The phone never stops ringing. To have a conversation with Chedli*, you have to be patient and accept that you will be interrupted every five minutes. Chedli, 51, is a car parts dealer in Tunis who runs three shops, including a wholesale outlet.
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Three years of political arrests: repression in figures
Since July 25, 2021, several politicians, lawyers, activists, artists, and journalists have faced summonses and arrests. Inkyfada has documented nearly one hundred cases.
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July 25, Kaïs Saied seizing Full Powers
On July 25, 2021, the President of the Republic, Kaïs Saied, applied Article 80, dismissing the Head of Government, suspending all the activities of the National Assembly, and seizing full powers. What are the implications of such a decision? What are the possible consequences? Inkyfada has attempted to review the consequences and uncertainties that developed as a result of July 25.
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TLScontact
Preferred Service Provider for Visa Applications to Multiple European Countries outsourcing this service, TLScontact has been continuously growing. Many Tunisians perceive the visa application procedure as a humiliation. In addition to these discriminatory practices, the company seems to employ a tax optimization scheme through Luxembourg.
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25th of July review
Two years have gone by since July 25, 2021, when President Kaïs Saied took a decision that turned the entire country upside down, seizing all powers for himself. In this series, Inkyfada looks back at the political, social and economic aftermath of this coup, which has had repercussions on the construction of democracy, rights and freedoms, and civic space more generally, not to mention the management of an unprecedented economic crisis and a populist discourse that he has not stopped propagating over these two years.
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All of the Pandora Papers investigations in Tunisia
More than 11.9 million documents leaked from offshore financial firms. This investigation, conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in partnership with nearly 150 media outlets worldwide, including inkyfada, is the largest journalistic collaboration in history to date.
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Economy and Finances
In the midst of an economic crisis that is becoming more and more severe, the country's public finance is at the heart of its concerns. Budgetary deadlocks are significant and negotiations with international funds, such as the IMF, are increasingly tense, while Tunisia is on the verge of a debt default.
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