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Belaïd was born in the town of Djebel Jelloud in Tunisia on 26 November 1964. [4] He was a student activist in the 1980s. [5] He worked as a lawyer and was also part of the defence team of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein during his trial for crimes against humanity. [6] He spoke out against a 2008 clampdown on miners, and was a noted ...
Chokri Belaid, the 48-year-old leader of the Popular Front coalition, was a prominent critic of the Islamist Party Ennahda that ascended to power after 2011 uprisings toppled the country’s ...
TUNIS (Reuters) -A Tunisian court on Wednesday sentenced four people to death and two to life in prison on charges of participating in the murder of prominent political leader Chokri Belaid 11 ...
The crisis gradually subsided when Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh resigned and a new constitution was adopted in January 2014. Many incidents fueled the protests including the assassination of prominent secular leaders Chokri Belaid on 6 February 2013 and Mohamed Brahmi on 25 July. [14] Other factors include the government's failure to deal with ...
Basma Khalfaoui ( Arabic: بسمة خلفاوي; born 20 August 1970 in El Kef ), [1] [2] is a Tunisian lawyer, political activist and long-time advocate for the women's movement who rose to national prominence following the assassination of her husband Chokri Belaid in 2013. [3]
The five men included Ahmed Malki, known as "the Somali", who had been serving a 24-year sentence for the assassination of secular politicians Chokri Belaid and Mohamed Brahmi in 2013.
The 48-year-old coordinator of the Popular Front coalition, Chokri Belaid, was killed by an unknown gunman on 6 February 2013. [9] An estimated 1,400,000 people took part in his funeral, [10] while protesters clashed with police and Ennahda supporters, [11] who held a separate rally, attended by an estimated 15,000 people, on the day of the funeral defending the party against calls to give up ...
five (four daughters and one son) Alma mater. Tunis University. Mohamed Brahmi ( Tunisian Arabic: محمد براهمي ; 15 May 1955 – 25 July 2013) was a Tunisian politician. Brahmi was the founder and former leader of the People's Movement, [1] which, under his leadership, won two seats in the constituent election in 2011. [2]