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Tunisia gives death penalty to man for criticising President over Facebook posts

OpIndia Staff - 4 October, 2025

Under the current constitution of Tunisia, it is mandatory for the President to be a Muslim. Since coming to power in 2021, Kais Saied has suspended the parliament, consolidated all powers and jailed his opponents.

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Backward, intolerant: France deports radical Tunisian Imam for referring to French flag as “Satanic” and “of no value to Allah”

OpIndia Staff - 25 February, 2024

France recently expelled a Tunisian Muslim cleric after he was arrested over allegations of radicalism, and making unacceptable remarks about the French flag.

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UK: Tunisian asylum-seeker Maher Marroufe, who killed and nearly beheaded Indian-origin Student Sabita Thanwani, gets Psychiatric confinement from court

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2024

According to the prosecution, during his psychotic episodes, Maaroufe, who sometimes smoked 10 pounds of cannabis a day, “thought she was the male devil".

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