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30 November 2025

Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, a prominent political figure of the Tunisian opposition and President of the National Salvation Front, poses for photos with his wife and daughters as they attend a march organized by feminist groups, including the Tunisian Association of the Democratic Women (ATFD), in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 29, 2025. Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, aged 81, is sentenced to twelve years in prison on appeal while being at liberty in the so-called ''conspiracy against state security'' case. The demonstration brings together hundreds of human rights defenders, feminist activists, opposition parties, civil society members, and ordinary Tunisians, who denounce what they describe as a growing crackdown on freedoms, criminalization of civil society, and restrictions on public space imposed by Tunisian authorities. Participants also denounce the suspension of the activities of dozens of associations and organizations, as well as the rising gender-based violence.

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30 November 2025

A feminist activist shouts slogans while raising a sign reading in Arabic ''No to silencing free voices'' during a march organized by feminist groups, including the Tunisian Association of the Democratic Women (ATFD), in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 29, 2025. The demonstration brings together hundreds of human rights defenders, feminist activists, opposition parties, civil society members, and ordinary Tunisians, who denounce what protesters describe as a growing crackdown on freedoms, criminalization of civil society, and restrictions on public space imposed by Tunisian authorities. Participants also condemn the suspension of the activities of dozens of associations and organizations, as well as the rising gender-based violence. They show solidarity with opposition figures recently sentenced on appeal in the ''conspiracy against state security'' case.

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30 November 2025

A feminist activist raises a sign reading in Arabic, ''forget it, our president is misogynistic and too busy restoring a swimming pool,'' during a march organized by feminist groups, including the Tunisian Association of the Democratic Women (ATFD), in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 29, 2025. The demonstration brings together hundreds of human rights defenders, feminist activists, opposition parties, civil society members, and ordinary Tunisians to denounce what protesters describe as a growing crackdown on freedoms, criminalization of civil society, and restrictions on public space imposed by Tunisian authorities. Participants also condemn the suspension of the activities of dozens of associations and organizations, as well as the rising gender-based violence. They show solidarity with opposition figures recently sentenced on appeal in the ''conspiracy against state security'' case.

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30 November 2025

A feminist activist raises her fists as others raise a sign reading in Arabic ''equal pay for equal work'' while shouting slogans during a march organized by feminist groups, including the Tunisian Association of the Democratic Women (ATFD), in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 29, 2025. The demonstration brings together hundreds of human rights defenders, feminist activists, opposition parties, civil society members, and ordinary Tunisians. They denounce what protesters describe as a growing crackdown on freedoms, criminalization of civil society, and restrictions on public space imposed by Tunisian authorities. Participants also condemn the suspension of the activities of dozens of associations and organizations, as well as the rising gender-based violence. They show solidarity with opposition figures recently sentenced on appeal in the ''conspiracy against state security'' case.

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30 November 2025

Feminist activists raise a sign reading ''angry women against fascism'' during a march organized by feminist groups, including the Tunisian Association of the Democratic Women (ATFD), in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 29, 2025. The demonstration brings together hundreds of human rights defenders, feminist activists, opposition parties, civil society members, and ordinary Tunisians to denounce what protesters describe as a growing crackdown on freedoms, criminalization of civil society, and restrictions on public space imposed by Tunisian authorities. Participants also condemn the suspension of the activities of dozens of associations and organizations, as well as the rising gender-based violence. They show solidarity with opposition figures recently sentenced on appeal in the ''conspiracy against state security'' case.

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30 November 2025

A young feminist activist raises a sign reading ''revolution is female'' during a march organized by feminist groups, including the Tunisian Association of the Democratic Women (ATFD), in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 29, 2025. The demonstration brings together hundreds of human rights defenders, feminist activists, opposition parties, civil society members, and ordinary Tunisians, who denounce what protesters describe as a growing crackdown on freedoms, criminalization of civil society, and restrictions on public space imposed by Tunisian authorities. Participants also condemn the suspension of the activities of dozens of associations and organizations, as well as the rising gender-based violence. They show solidarity with opposition figures recently sentenced on appeal in the ''conspiracy against state security'' case.

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30 November 2025

A young woman wearing a headscarf that symbolizes Tunisian rural women takes part in a march organized by feminist groups, including the Tunisian Association of the Democratic Women (ATFD), in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 29, 2025. The demonstration brings together hundreds of human rights defenders, feminist activists, opposition parties, civil society members, and ordinary Tunisians, who denounce what protesters describe as a growing crackdown on freedoms, criminalization of civil society, and restrictions on public space imposed by Tunisian authorities. Participants also condemn the suspension of the activities of dozens of associations and organizations, as well as the rising gender-based violence. They show solidarity with opposition figures recently sentenced on appeal in the ''conspiracy against state security'' case.

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#13031768

27 November 2025

Belarusian dissident Siarhey Tsikhanouski is seen speaking in Warsaw, Poland in this file photo taken on 26 June, 2025. The Trump administration and Belarus are discussing the possible release of at least 100 political prisoners by Minsk soon, according to sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The US and Belarus, a close Russia ally, are involved in an ongoing rapprochement.

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27 November 2025

Belarusian dissident Siarhey Tsikhanouski is seen speaking in Warsaw, Poland in this file photo taken on 26 June, 2025. The Trump administration and Belarus are discussing the possible release of at least 100 political prisoners by Minsk soon, according to sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The US and Belarus, a close Russia ally, are involved in an ongoing rapprochement.

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27 November 2025

Belarusian dissident Siarhey Tsikhanouski is seen speaking in Warsaw, Poland in this file photo taken on 26 June, 2025. The Trump administration and Belarus are discussing the possible release of at least 100 political prisoners by Minsk soon, according to sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The US and Belarus, a close Russia ally, are involved in an ongoing rapprochement.

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27 November 2025

Belarusian dissident Siarhey Tsikhanouski is seen speaking in Warsaw, Poland in this file photo taken on 26 June, 2025. The Trump administration and Belarus are discussing the possible release of at least 100 political prisoners by Minsk soon, according to sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The US and Belarus, a close Russia ally, are involved in an ongoing rapprochement.

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27 November 2025

Belarusian dissident Siarhey Tsikhanouski is seen speaking in Warsaw, Poland in this file photo taken on 26 June, 2025. The Trump administration and Belarus are discussing the possible release of at least 100 political prisoners by Minsk soon, according to sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The US and Belarus, a close Russia ally, are involved in an ongoing rapprochement.

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#13031770

27 November 2025

A poster with a portrait of Andrzej Poczobut is seen in Warsaw, Poland in this file photo taken on 02 November, 2025. Journalist Andrzej Poczobut has been sentenced to 8 years in a labour camp on charges of extremism by the regime of Alexander Lukashenko. The Trump administration and Belarus are discussing the possible release of at least 100 political prisoners by Minsk soon, according to sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The US and Belarus, a close Russia ally, are involved in an ongoing rapprochement.

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#13031771

27 November 2025

A poster showing the amount of days Belarusian-Polish journlaist Andrzej Poczobut has been incarcerated in Warsaw, Poland on 02 November, 2025. Poczobut has been sentenced to 8 years in a labour camp on charges of extremism by the regime of Alexander Lukashenko. The Trump administration and Belarus are discussing the possible release of at least 100 political prisoners by Minsk soon, according to sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The US and Belarus, a close Russia ally, are involved in an ongoing rapprochement.

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27 November 2025

Belarusian dissident Siarhey Tsikhanouski is seen speaking in Warsaw, Poland in this file photo taken on 26 June, 2025. The Trump administration and Belarus are discussing the possible release of at least 100 political prisoners by Minsk soon, according to sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The US and Belarus, a close Russia ally, are involved in an ongoing rapprochement.

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27 November 2025

Belarusian dissident Siarhey Tsikhanouski is seen speaking in Warsaw, Poland in this file photo taken on 26 June, 2025. The Trump administration and Belarus are discussing the possible release of at least 100 political prisoners by Minsk soon, according to sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The US and Belarus, a close Russia ally, are involved in an ongoing rapprochement.

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