Prominent Tunisian opposition figure arrested at protest in capital

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Prominent Tunisian opposition figure arrested at protest in capital  Chaima Issa was one of a group of opposition leaders, businessmen, and lawyers, who were handed jail terms on Friday.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/30/prominent-tunisian-opposition-figure-arrested-at-protest-in-capital  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:01Police in Tunisia arrested prominent opposition figure Chaima Issa as she took part in a protest

00:06in the capital on Saturday.

00:08The move comes a day after an appeals court handed jail terms of up to 45 years to a group

00:13of opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers.

00:16In a ruling seen as a sign of President Kaye Said's increasingly authoritarian rule, they

00:21were charged with conspiracy to overthrow him.

00:23Moments before her arrest, Issa and two other convicted politicians urged Tunisians to continue

00:28protesting and reject tyranny.

00:31During a power grab in July 2021, Said suspended parliament and expanded executive power so

00:36he could rule by decree.

00:38He says his actions are legal and aimed at ending years of chaos and rampant corruption.

00:43More arrests are expected to follow.

00:45Human Rights Watch has described the trial as a travesty of justice.

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