Former Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel was sentenced on Monday to two years and eight months in prison, raising his cumulative jail time to 35 years following previous trials.

Former Tunisian presidential hopeful Ayachi Zammel could serve a total of 35 years in prison after being handed a sentence of ...

Jailed Tunisian politician Ayachi Zammel, who had challenged the president in recent elections, has received more prison time, his lawyer said Tuesday, taking the cumulative sentences against him ...

Last month, for the first time in 14 years, Tunisia held a sham presidential election, marked by extensive manipulation and repression. The incumbent, President Kais Saied, announced that he had won ...

On Tuesday, the lawyer for imprisoned opposition presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel told Agence France-Presse that Zammel has received more time, increasing his sentence to more than 30 years.

"The court in Tunis sentenced Ayachi Zammel to 12 years in prison in four cases" related to voter endorsements, lawyer Abdessater Messoudi told AFP. Messoudi said Zammel "remains a candidate in ...

The sole opposition candidate, Ayachi Zammel, only stayed on the ballot because he was sentenced after this candidacy was approved. He received his third sentence of the campaign, 12 years in jail ...

One challenger, Ayachi Zammel, was jailed five days before the election, accused of falsifying endorsements. The 66-year-old, dubbed “RoboCop” by his supporters for his promises to crack down ...