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Since the last presidential election on 25th October 2009, the human rights situation has worsened recently in Tunisia. In a widely-contested election, President Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali was re-elected to a fifth mandate. Since the presidential

The PES denounces the exclusion of Dr. Mustapha Benjaafar from the presidential elections in Tunisia. The decision of the country’s Constitutional Council to declare his candidacy invalid is based on dubious reasoning and amounts to an

16 September 2008The PES today condemned the jailing of Zakia Dhifaoui for taking part in a peaceful demonstration in Tunisia, and called for her immediate release.Zakia Dhifaoui, a member of the Democratic Forum for Work and Freedom, was jailed for

1 September 2008The PES today underlined its support for the women and men who are struggling bravely for freedom, democracy and social justice in Tunisia, and called for the release of activist Zakia Dhifaoui and other detainees. The President of

29 April 2008Commenting on President Sarkozy’s visit to Tunisia, where he is reported to be going to propose to have the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean, PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said:“If democracy and human rights is

18 October 2007The PES condemned moves by the Tunisian authorities to close down the headquarters of a legal political party, and expressed concern about the well-being of two leading party members who are on hunger-strike in protest at the

“Tunisia confirms status as enemy of the internet” says PES president after the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in Tunis on 16-18 November 2005 (18 November 2005) The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), held in

21 September 2005In view of the forthcoming World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) that will take place in Tunis, hosted by the Government of Tunisia, from 16 to 18 November 2005, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of the Party of European