Former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh and the opposition Ennahdha party have denounced the trial as politically motivated.
Riot police have been deployed in large numbers to separate the groups in Tunis.
Souab is a fierce critic of President Kais Saied and was arrested for comments about the judiciary acting under duress.
Blocked from staying and barred from moving to other camps, refugees in Tunisia weigh a bleak future.
Dozens of defendants found guilty of “conspiracy against state security” and given sentences of 13 to 66 years.
International Committee for Solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi decries ‘repressive campaign’ against Ennahdha party head.
Death penalty has effectively been suspended in Tunisia since 1991, but prominent opposition figures may be sentenced.
Trial of more than 40 people charged with plotting against the state, including prominent politicians, resumes Friday.
Ben Mbarek, along with about 40 other critics of the president, is being tried on state conspiracy charges.
Kamel Maddouri’s dismissal comes amid economic and political crises under President Kais Saied, who rules by decree.
Human rights groups denounce trials as further evidence of a crackdown on opposition by President Kais Saied.
The bombing of a Tunisian town that escalated internationally, part of the history of colonialism in North Africa.
Opposition party criticises ‘political trial’, saying it is reminiscent of pre-2011 revolution government.
Asthma attack leaves the Tunisian tennis player in tears as she battles her way through her second-round match.
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