A poster depicting presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel hangs on his party's Azimoun headquarters in Tunis, Tunisia on October 1, 2024. Reuters

Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel sentenced to 12 years in prison

Verdict five days before election described as 'vindictive' by his lawyer

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Fifteen migrants dead after boat capsizes off Tunisia’s Djerba Island

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Struggle between parliament and courts ahead of Tunisia's election

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Pressure on ICC to probe Tunisia over 'crimes against black migrants'

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Tunisian MPs move to strip court of oversight power before election

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Postcard from TunisiaHow Weld Hanifa’s lablabi captures Tunisia’s heart

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Lawyer Ramzi Jebabli said Mr Zammel would not be withdrawing from the presidential race. EPA

Tunisian presidential hopeful Ayachi Zammel sentenced to 20 months in jail

Candidate was arrested two weeks ago on charges of falsifying signatures to file his candidacy

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Four railway workers arrested after Turkish flag flown over Tunisia HQ

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North African floods kill 18 in Morocco and two in Algeria

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Venice film Aicha is a feminist metaphor for Tunisia's recovery

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Judge orders detention of Tunisian presidential election candidate Zammel

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Paris Paralympics: Arab athletes dominate women's discus throw F41 final

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Tunisia's Kais Saied to face two ex-MPs in presidential election

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A Tunisian judge has ordered the imprisonment of presidential election candidate Ayachi Zammel. Sipa Press

Judge orders detention of Tunisian presidential election candidate Zammel

Mr Zammel was arrested on Monday on several charges relating to the falsification of voter signatures endorsing his campaign

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Paris Paralympics: Arab athletes dominate women's discus throw F41 final

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Tunisia's Kais Saied to face two ex-MPs in presidential election

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Tunisia court allows opposition candidate Mondher Znaidi to run for president

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