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Aymen left for Russia to study. So did Montassar. Neither of them had planned to go to war there. Since then, their families have heard nothing. They are not alone. At least seven Tunisian nationals have been enlisted in the Russian armed forces since the start of the war in Ukraine, according to a report published in February 2026. One has been confirmed dead. Others remain missing.
Malek KhadhraouiJihen Nasri
| 08 April 2026 | 20 minutes
At Al Mahres fishing harbour in Sfax governorate, southern Tunisia, Adel is unloading his nets and fishing gear from his boat. This is the second time in ten days that he has been unable to go out to sea due to bad weather.
Jihen Nasri
| 05 February 2026 | 15 minutes
In 2023, Tunisia, the pivotal migration crossroads between Africa and Europe, emerged as the primary route to Italy, surpassing Libya. As Tunisia deepens its cooperation with the European Union, leaked confidential documents shed light on the scale of the migration crisis, its key figures, and its profound consequences for migrants.
Zeïneb Ben IsmailMalek Khadhraoui
| 03 April 2025 | 20 minutes
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Aymen left for Russia to study. So did Montassar. Neither of them had planned to go to war there. Since then, their families have heard nothing. They are not alone. At least seven Tunisian nationals have been enlisted in the Russian armed forces since the start of the war in Ukraine, according to a report published in February 2026. One has been confirmed dead. Others remain missing.
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A Sniper Facing Military Justice: From Premeditated Murder to Manslaughter
While on duty on January 17, 2011, Mohamed Amine Grami, a sergeant at the Department of Prisons and Rehabilitation, was killed by a national army sniper named Mohamed Sebti Mabrouk. The case took a questionable judicial turn and Mabrouk remained at liberty throughout the trial, before receiving a one-year suspended prison sentence in 2015. 
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Pandora Papers | Who are the 9 main Tunisians implicated?
Inkyfada investigated the 9 key players out of the 30 Tunisians who were mentioned in the Pandora Papers for using ambiguous arrangements to open offshore companies in tax havens. Through the many leaked documents, several businessmen, political figures and fugitives were able to be identified.
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