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22 January 2026

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes attends the testimony of former U.S. Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith during a House Judiciary Committee hearing about the investigations and indictments of U.S. President Donald Trump for his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, as well as unauthorized retention of classified documents, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on January 22, 2026. Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy and sentenced to eighteen years in prison for his role in the January 6 Capitol insurrection. U.S. President Donald Trump commuted Rhodes’ sentence on his first day in office.

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14 January 2026

European Parliament's lawyer Patrick Maisonneuve arrives at the courtroom for the first day of a hearing in her appeal trial on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, France, on January 13, 2026. The appeal comes after a court last year bars the president of the RN Parliamentary Group, Marine Le Pen, from running for office for five years over a European Parliament fake-jobs scam involving her and other officials from her National Rally Party. The hearing is expected to run until February 11, 2026, with a decision expected this summer. Twelve of the accused, as well as the far-right party itself, appeal against the verdict, while another 12 people, including one of Le Pen's sisters, decide to accept their convictions without appealing.

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#13192456

14 January 2026

European Parliament's lawyer Patrick Maisonneuve arrives at the courtroom for the first day of a hearing in her appeal trial on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, France, on January 13, 2026. The appeal comes after a court last year bars the president of the RN Parliamentary Group, Marine Le Pen, from running for office for five years over a European Parliament fake-jobs scam involving her and other officials from her National Rally Party. The hearing is expected to run until February 11, 2026, with a decision expected this summer. Twelve of the accused, as well as the far-right party itself, appeal against the verdict while another 12 people, including one of Le Pen's sisters, decide to accept their convictions without appealing.

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#13192457

14 January 2026

Rassemblement National's MP Julien Odoul arrives at the courtroom for the first day of a hearing in her appeal trial on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, at Paris Courthouse, in Paris, France, on January 13, 2026. The appeal comes after a court last year bars the President of the RN Parliamentary Group, Marine Le Pen, from running for office for five years over a European Parliament fake-jobs scam involving her and other officials from her National Rally Party. The hearing is expected to run until February 11, 2026, with a decision expected this summer. Twelve of the accused, as well as the far-right party itself, appeal against the verdict while another 12 people, including one of Le Pen's sisters, decide to accept their convictions without appealing.

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#13192458

14 January 2026

Rassemblement National's MP Julien Odoul arrives at the courtroom for the first day of a hearing in her appeal trial on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, at Paris Courthouse, in Paris, France, on January 13, 2026. The appeal comes after a court last year bars the President of the RN Parliamentary Group, Marine Le Pen, from running for office for five years over a European Parliament fake-jobs scam involving her and other officials from her National Rally Party. The hearing is expected to run until February 11, 2026, with a decision expected this summer. Twelve of the accused, as well as the far-right party itself, appeal against the verdict while another 12 people, including one of Le Pen's sisters, decide to accept their convictions without appealing.

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#13139843

29 December 2025

Demonstrators hold up a sign featuring the portrait of Ahmed Najib Chebbi with text in Arabic, ''Release Ahmed Najib Chebbi,'' as they participate in a rally that brings together relatives and members of the National Committee in Support of Political Prisoner Ahmed Najib Chebbi outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 29, 2025. Participants aim to express solidarity with the imprisoned prominent opposition figure Ahmed Najib Chebbi (or Ahmed Nejib Chebbi) as the court holds a hearing to examine an objection to the 12-year prison sentence issued against him in absentia in the case known as ''conspiracy against state security.'' Chebbi, 81, boycotts both the first-instance and appeal court hearings, denouncing what he describes as an ''unfair trial, unjust sentence, and unlawful detention.'' Most defendants in the case, including him, refuse to appear by videoconference, as ordered by the judge.

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#13139871

29 December 2025

Ahmed Najib Chebbi's daughter shouts slogans as she takes part in a rally bringing together relatives and members of the National Committee in Support of Political Prisoner Ahmed Najib Chebbi organized outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 29, 2025. Participants aim to express solidarity with the imprisoned prominent opposition figure Ahmed Najib Chebbi (or Ahmed Nejib Chebbi) as the court holds a hearing to examine an objection to the 12-year prison sentence issued against him in absentia in the case known as ''conspiracy against state security.'' Chebbi, 81, boycotts both the first-instance and appeal court hearings, denouncing what he describes as an ''unfair trial, unjust sentence, and unlawful detention.'' Most defendants in the case, including him, refuse to appear by videoconference, as ordered by the judge.

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#13139917

29 December 2025

Demonstrators hold up a sign featuring the portrait of Ahmed Najib Chebbi with text in Arabic, ''Release Ahmed Najib Chebbi,'' as they participate in a rally that brings together relatives and members of the National Committee in Support of Political Prisoner Ahmed Najib Chebbi outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 29, 2025. Participants aim to express solidarity with the imprisoned prominent opposition figure Ahmed Najib Chebbi (or Ahmed Nejib Chebbi) as the court holds a hearing to examine an objection to the 12-year prison sentence issued against him in absentia in the case known as ''conspiracy against state security.'' Chebbi, 81, boycotts both the first-instance and appeal court hearings, denouncing what he describes as an ''unfair trial, unjust sentence, and unlawful detention.'' Most defendants in the case, including him, refuse to appear by videoconference, as ordered by the judge.

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#13139931

29 December 2025

A sign featuring the portrait of Ahmed Najib Chebbi with the text in Arabic ''Release Ahmed Najib Chebbi'' is raised during a rally that brings together relatives and members of the National Committee in Support of Political Prisoner Ahmed Najib Chebbi. This rally is organized outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 29, 2025. Participants aim to express solidarity with the imprisoned prominent opposition figure Ahmed Najib Chebbi (or Ahmed Nejib Chebbi) as the court holds a hearing to examine an objection to the 12-year prison sentence issued against him in absentia in the case known as ''conspiracy against state security.'' Chebbi, 81, boycotts both the first-instance and appeal court hearings, denouncing what he describes as an ''unfair trial, unjust sentence, and unlawful detention.'' Most defendants in the case, including him, refuse to appear by videoconference, as ordered by the judge.

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#13139946

29 December 2025

Ahmed Najib Chebbi's son, Louay Chebbi, poses for photos as he takes part in a rally bringing together relatives and members of the National Committee in Support of Political Prisoner Ahmed Najib Chebbi outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 29, 2025. Participants aim to express solidarity with the imprisoned prominent opposition figure Ahmed Najib Chebbi (or Ahmed Nejib Chebbi) as the court holds a hearing to examine an objection to the 12-year prison sentence issued against him in absentia in the case known as ''conspiracy against state security.'' Chebbi, 81, boycotts both the first-instance and appeal court hearings, denouncing what he describes as an ''unfair trial, unjust sentence, and unlawful detention.'' Most defendants in the case, including him, refuse to appear by videoconference, as ordered by the judge.

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#13139963

29 December 2025

Demonstrators hold up a sign featuring the portrait of Ahmed Najib Chebbi with text in Arabic, ''Release Ahmed Najib Chebbi,'' as they participate in a rally that brings together relatives and members of the National Committee in Support of Political Prisoner Ahmed Najib Chebbi outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 29, 2025. Participants aim to express solidarity with the imprisoned prominent opposition figure Ahmed Najib Chebbi (or Ahmed Nejib Chebbi) as the court holds a hearing to examine an objection to the 12-year prison sentence issued against him in absentia in the case known as ''conspiracy against state security.'' Chebbi, 81, boycotts both the first-instance and appeal court hearings, denouncing what he describes as an ''unfair trial, unjust sentence, and unlawful detention.'' Most defendants in the case, including him, refuse to appear by videoconference, as ordered by the judge.

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29 December 2025

Demonstrators hold up a sign featuring the portrait of Ahmed Najib Chebbi with text in Arabic, ''Release Ahmed Najib Chebbi,'' as they participate in a rally that brings together relatives and members of the National Committee in Support of Political Prisoner Ahmed Najib Chebbi outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 29, 2025. Participants aim to express solidarity with the imprisoned prominent opposition figure Ahmed Najib Chebbi (or Ahmed Nejib Chebbi) as the court holds a hearing to examine an objection to the 12-year prison sentence issued against him in absentia in the case known as ''conspiracy against state security.'' Chebbi, 81, boycotts both the first-instance and appeal court hearings, denouncing what he describes as an ''unfair trial, unjust sentence, and unlawful detention.'' Most defendants in the case, including him, refuse to appear by videoconference, as ordered by the judge.

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29 December 2025

Demonstrators hold up signs featuring the portrait of Ahmed Najib Chebbi with text in Arabic, ''Release Ahmed Najib Chebbi,'' as they participate in a rally that brings together relatives and members of the National Committee in Support of Political Prisoner Ahmed Najib Chebbi. The rally is organized outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 29, 2025. Participants aim to express solidarity with the imprisoned prominent opposition figure Ahmed Najib Chebbi (or Ahmed Nejib Chebbi) as the court holds a hearing to examine an objection to the 12-year prison sentence issued against him in absentia in the case known as ''conspiracy against state security.'' Chebbi, 81, boycotts both the first-instance and appeal court hearings, denouncing what he describes as an ''unfair trial, unjust sentence, and unlawful detention.'' Most defendants in the case, including him, refuse to appear by videoconference, as ordered by the judge.

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#13139846

29 December 2025

Demonstrators hold up signs featuring the portrait of Ahmed Najib Chebbi with text in Arabic, ''Release Ahmed Najib Chebbi,'' as they participate in a rally that brings together relatives and members of the National Committee in Support of Political Prisoner Ahmed Najib Chebbi. The rally is organized outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 29, 2025. Participants aim to express solidarity with the imprisoned prominent opposition figure Ahmed Najib Chebbi (or Ahmed Nejib Chebbi) as the court holds a hearing to examine an objection to the 12-year prison sentence issued against him in absentia in the case known as ''conspiracy against state security.'' Chebbi, 81, boycotts both the first-instance and appeal court hearings, denouncing what he describes as an ''unfair trial, unjust sentence, and unlawful detention.'' Most defendants in the case, including him, refuse to appear by videoconference, as ordered by the judge.

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#13139852

29 December 2025

Demonstrators hold up signs featuring the portrait of Ahmed Najib Chebbi with text in Arabic, ''Release Ahmed Najib Chebbi,'' as they participate in a rally that brings together relatives and members of the National Committee in Support of Political Prisoner Ahmed Najib Chebbi. The rally is organized outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 29, 2025. Participants aim to express solidarity with the imprisoned prominent opposition figure Ahmed Najib Chebbi (or Ahmed Nejib Chebbi) as the court holds a hearing to examine an objection to the 12-year prison sentence issued against him in absentia in the case known as ''conspiracy against state security.'' Chebbi, 81, boycotts both the first-instance and appeal court hearings, denouncing what he describes as an ''unfair trial, unjust sentence, and unlawful detention.'' Most defendants in the case, including him, refuse to appear by videoconference, as ordered by the judge.

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#13139883

29 December 2025

A female demonstrator makes the victory sign while holding up a sign featuring the portrait of Ahmed Najib Chebbi with a text in Arabic ''Release Ahmed Najib Chebbi'' as she takes part in a rally that brings together relatives and members of the National Committee in Support of Political Prisoner Ahmed Najib Chebbi organized outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 29, 2025. Participants aim to express solidarity with the imprisoned prominent opposition figure Ahmed Najib Chebbi (or Ahmed Nejib Chebbi) as the court holds a hearing to examine an objection to the 12-year prison sentence issued against him in absentia in the case known as ''conspiracy against state security.'' Chebbi, 81, boycotts both the first-instance and appeal court hearings, denouncing what he describes as an ''unfair trial, unjust sentence, and unlawful detention.'' Most defendants in the case, including him, refuse to appear by videoconference, as ordered by the judge.

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