Mauritania: Police use violence to disperse protest

Mauritania: Police use violence to disperse protest

Mauritania police forcefully dispersed activists from IRA who were protesting the suspension of Deputy Mariem Mint Cheikh on January 27. IRA Mauritania reported that police violently suppressed the demonstrators, resulting in several injuries, including IRA...
Tunisia: Jailed opposition leader goes on hunger strike

Tunisia: Jailed opposition leader goes on hunger strike

The president of opposition party the Free Destourian Party (PDL) Abir Moussi began a wild hunger strike on January 26, 2024, during which she decided not to drink, eat or even take her medicines. Abir Moussi took this decision to denounce her “arbitrary...

Morocco: Authorities seek to prevent formation of new political party

The founders of the Tamunt Party for Tamont Freedoms announced that, having fulfilled all legal conditions, the Ministry of the Interior submitted their constituent file to the Administrative Court of Rabat, seeking to prevent the party’s formation. The Ministry...