Archiv: Tunesien / Tunisia


05.10.2025 - 17:30 [ CBS News ]

Netanyahu ordered drone attacks on Gaza-bound humanitarian aid boats off Tunisia, sources say

(October 3, 2025)

Washington — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly approved military operations on two vessels early last month that were part of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian supporters, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, CBS News has learned.

Two American intelligence officials briefed on the matter told CBS News that Israeli forces on Sept. 8 and 9 launched drones from a submarine and dropped incendiary devices onto the boats that were moored outside the Tunisian port of Sidi Bou Said, causing a fire.

02.10.2025 - 01:26 [ Al Jazeera ]

Protesters shut down Berlin train station

Our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues are reporting that demonstrators closed the central train station in the German capital, Berlin, in protest against the attack on the flotilla vessels.

Protests have erupted in several major cities around the world, including Athens, Rome, Istanbul and Tunis.

11.09.2025 - 05:11 [ Al Jazeera ]

Maps: Israel has attacked six countries in the past 72 hours

In just three days, Israel has carried out strikes in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Qatar and Yemen.

10.09.2025 - 07:09 [ Global Sumud Flotilla / X ]

More footage from Family boat’s CCTV confirming the drone strike.

(September 9, 2025)

10.09.2025 - 07:06 [ Global Sumud Flotilla / X ]

Footage from another boat of our Flotilla shows the exact moment the Family Boat was struck from above.

(September 9, 2025)

10.09.2025 - 07:01 [ legalinsurrection.com ]

Tunisia: Thunberg’s Gaza Flotilla Not Hit by Drone, Fire Likely Caused by a Cigarette

(September 9, 2025)

Tunisia’s government and security agencies denied the claims. “A spokesperson for Tunisia’s national guard told the Agence France-Presse news agency that “no drone” had been detected and the investigation was ongoing,” BBC reported Tuesday. “He added that an initial inspection indicated the explosion originated inside the vessel.”

The country’s Ministry of Interior also rejected the ‘drone strike’ theory peddled by Greta’s group. “Tunisia’s interior ministry said that reports of a drone hitting a boat at its Sidi Bou Said port “have no basis in truth”, and that a fire broke out on the vessel itself,” Reuters reported Tuesday.

10.09.2025 - 05:27 [ Global Sumud Flotilla ]

ANOTHER BOAT HAS BEEN HIT IN A SUSPECTED DRONE ATTACK

September 9th, 2025

The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) confirms that on September 9, another boat in our fleet – the “Alma” – was attacked by a drone as it was docked in Tunisian waters. The boat, sailing under the British flag, sustained fire damage on its top deck. The fire has since been extinguished, and all passengers and crew are safe. An investigation is currently underway and when more information is available it will be released immediately.

This marks the second such attack in two days. These repeat attacks come during intensified Israeli aggression on Palestinians in Gaza, and are an orchestrated attempt to distract and derail our mission. The Global Sumud Flotilla continues undeterred. Our peaceful voyage to break Israel’s illegal siege on Gaza and stand in unwavering solidarity with its people presses forward with determination and resolve.

10.09.2025 - 05:16 [ Global Sumud Flotilla ]

GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA CONTINUES MISSION DESPITE ATTACK

(September 9, 2025)

Despite last night’s attack on one of our boats, the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) remains resolute and undeterred. We are preparing to depart from Tunis, pending final mechanical checks, weather assessments, and participant readiness. Our mission is clear: to expose Israel’s unfolding ethnic cleansing and stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

The aggression we endured can in no way be compared to the daily horrors that Palestinians face under Israel‘s brutal occupation, bombardment, and blockade.

06.09.2025 - 18:21 [ Global Sumud Flotilla / X ]

Kat Nip: Global Sumud Flotilla will depart from Tunis in a couple of days. We’ve experienced nothing but love, hospitality and support

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01.08.2025 - 21:17 [ Freedom Flotilla Coalition ]

Final Two Handala Volunteers Freed From Israeli Occupation Prison

(July 31, 2025)

This morning the final two Handala volunteers held in Givon Prison–Christian Smalls from the United States and Hatem Aouini from Tunisia–were freed via Jordan’s King Hussein/Allenby Bridge after five days of unlawful imprisonment in occupied Palestine. Both had been on hunger strike to protest mistreatment. Aouini was received by the Tunisian embassy at the border. Despite repeated requests for assistance, neither the U.S. Consulate nor U.S. Embassy officials met Christian at the border, even after being notified in advance of his arrival details.

With their release, all 21 volunteers abducted from the Handala in international waters have now been released from Israeli captivity.

27.07.2025 - 00:07 [ Freedom Flotilla ]

2025 Handala Participants

Ange Sahuquet (France)

Ange Sahuquet is a French activist and engineer currently serving aboard the MV Handala, a ship sailing in solidarity with

Antonio La Picirella (Italy)

Antonio La Picirella was born in Bari in 1990 and raised within the social justice movements of Southern Italy.

Antonio Mazzeo (Italy)

Teacher, peace researcher, and journalist committed to peace, militarization, the environment, human rights, and the fight against mafia crime.

Bob Suberi (United States)

First generation Palestinian Jew, I was born in Los Angeles in 1948. My parents immigrated in 1938/39.

Braedon Peluso (United States)

Braedon Peluso is a seasoned sailor with over a decade of experience at sea, much of it dedicated to activism

Chloé Fiona Ludden (United Kingdom – France)

Chloé is a former United Nations staff member and scientist. She resigned from the UN to join the Freedom Flotilla

Christian Smalls (United States)

Christian Smalls is the founder of the Amazon Labor Union, the first independent, democratic, worker-led labor union in American History

Emma Fourreau (France – Sweden)

Emma Fourreau (born 1999 in France) is a French-Swedish politician, environmental activist and member of La France Insoumise (LFI).

Frank Romano (United States – France)

DR. FRANK ROMANO earned a PhD at University of Paris I, Panthéon Sorbonne, and a JD at Golden Gate University,

Gabrielle Cathala (France)

My name is Gabrielle Cathala, I am 33 years old. I was elected as a Member of Parliament

Hatem Aouini (Tunisia)

Hatem Aouini, 50 years old, Tunisian, Father of Nidhal 20 years and to Yasmine 13 years, is an Internationalist activist;

Huwaida Arraf (United States)

Huwaida Arraf is a Palestinian-American civil/human rights attorney and social justice activist. She has been involved in legal, political, …

Jacob Berger (United States)

Jacob Berger is a 40 year old tv/film actor, viral content creator and Jewish-American activist very active in the Palestinian..

Justine Kempf (France)

Justine Kempf worked as a nurse for Doctors Without Borders during a mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, …

Mohamed El Bakkali (Morocco)

Mohamed El Bakkali is a journalist with Al Jazeera, originally from Morocco and currently based in Paris.

Robert Martin (Australia)

Robert Martin knew the only way to uncover the truth was to go to Palestine and see it for himself.

Santiago González Vallejo (Spain)

Born, Madrid, 1956. Economist by profession, former trade unionist, now retired. Co-founder of the Committee for Solidarity with the Arab …

Tan Safi (Australia)

Tan was born in Gadigal country to parents who fled Lebanon after surviving the Israeli invasions in the 70s …

Vigdis Bjorvand (Norway)

Vigdis Bjorvand is a 70-year-old activist from Norway whose unwavering commitment to justice has spanned nearly five decades.

Waad Al Musa (United States – Iraq)

Waad Aal Musa is an Iraqi-American journalist and accomplished cameraman currently working with Al Jazeera.

22.07.2025 - 03:23 [ Freedom Flotilla ]

2025 Handala Participants

Ange Sahuquet (France)

Ange Sahuquet is a French activist and engineer currently serving aboard the MV Handala, a ship sailing in solidarity with

Antonio La Picirella (Italy)

Antonio La Picirella was born in Bari in 1990 and raised within the social justice movements of Southern Italy.

Antonio Mazzeo (Italy)

Teacher, peace researcher, and journalist committed to peace, militarization, the environment, human rights, and the fight against mafia crime.

Bob Suberi (United States)

First generation Palestinian Jew, I was born in Los Angeles in 1948. My parents immigrated in 1938/39.

Braedon Peluso (United States)

Braedon Peluso is a seasoned sailor with over a decade of experience at sea, much of it dedicated to activism

Chloé Fiona Ludden (United Kingdom – France)

Chloé is a former United Nations staff member and scientist. She resigned from the UN to join the Freedom Flotilla

Christian Smalls (United States)

Christian Smalls is the founder of the Amazon Labor Union, the first independent, democratic, worker-led labor union in American History

Emma Fourreau (France – Sweden)

Emma Fourreau (born 1999 in France) is a French-Swedish politician, environmental activist and member of La France Insoumise (LFI).

Frank Romano (United States – France)

DR. FRANK ROMANO earned a PhD at University of Paris I, Panthéon Sorbonne, and a JD at Golden Gate University,

Gabrielle Cathala (France)

My name is Gabrielle Cathala, I am 33 years old. I was elected as a Member of Parliament

Hatem Aouini (Tunisia)

Hatem Aouini, 50 years old, Tunisian, Father of Nidhal 20 years and to Yasmine 13 years, is an Internationalist activist;

Huwaida Arraf (United States)

Huwaida Arraf is a Palestinian-American civil/human rights attorney and social justice activist. She has been involved in legal, political, …

Jacob Berger (United States)

Jacob Berger is a 40 year old tv/film actor, viral content creator and Jewish-American activist very active in the Palestinian..

Justine Kempf (France)

Justine Kempf worked as a nurse for Doctors Without Borders during a mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, …

Mohamed El Bakkali (Morocco)

Mohamed El Bakkali is a journalist with Al Jazeera, originally from Morocco and currently based in Paris.

Robert Martin (Australia)

Robert Martin knew the only way to uncover the truth was to go to Palestine and see it for himself.

Santiago González Vallejo (Spain)

Born, Madrid, 1956. Economist by profession, former trade unionist, now retired. Co-founder of the Committee for Solidarity with the Arab …

Tan Safi (Australia)

Tan was born in Gadigal country to parents who fled Lebanon after surviving the Israeli invasions in the 70s …

Vigdis Bjorvand (Norway)

Vigdis Bjorvand is a 70-year-old activist from Norway whose unwavering commitment to justice has spanned nearly five decades.

Waad Al Musa (United States – Iraq)

Waad Aal Musa is an Iraqi-American journalist and accomplished cameraman currently working with Al Jazeera.

22.01.2024 - 11:00 [ Middle East Eye ]

Gaza war: Why did Arab states not join South Africa‘s case against Israel in the ICJ?

All Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, have issued many statements condemning Israel‘s assault on Gaza, but they did not take any further action. Saudi Arabia and the Arab League waited for more than a month of onslaught in Gaza to hold a summit in Riyadh to discuss the issue.

The summit decided to break the siege and blockade, but Arab countries never turned this resolution into action. Instead, Egypt obeyed Israeli commands and refused to give access to move injured civilians for treatment outside of Gaza unless Israel approved their names.

24.08.2021 - 19:50 [ Tagesschau ]

Krise in Tunesien: Präsident Saeid im Alleingang

Laut Saied bleibt das Parlament nun bis auf Weiteres in einer Zwangspause. Die Immunität aller Abgeordneten sei ebenfalls weiterhin ausgesetzt.

08.08.2021 - 10:48 [ France24 ]

Tunisia ‚state of exception‘ hits halfway with no govt in sight

Halfway into Tunisia‘s 30-day „state of exception“ announced by President Kais Saied last month, he has yet to lay out a road map or appoint a government.

07.08.2021 - 16:08 [ Al Jazeera ]

Tunisia: Senior Ennahdha official placed under house arrest

Maarouf was “informed by security forces that he has been placed under house arrest without providing him with a written copy or a justified order issued by the Minister of Interior, as stipulated by law”, the Ennahdha party said in a statement on Friday, adding that it would appeal the decision.

05.08.2021 - 23:24 [ France24 ]

Tunisian president rejects crisis talks, says there is ‚no turning back‘

Some 11 days after his intervention, Saied has not named a new prime minister, announced any steps to end the emergency or declared his longer-term intentions.

29.07.2021 - 23:30 [ France24 ]

Tunisia President Saied appoints former national security adviser to run interior ministry

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday appointed Ridha Gharsallaoui, a former national security adviser to the presidency, to run the Interior Ministry, he said in a statement.

26.07.2021 - 15:25 [ France24 ]

Clashes erupt outside parliament after Tunisian president ousts PM, suspends legislature

Saied sacked Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and ordered parliament closed for 30 days, a move the biggest political party Ennahdha decried as a „coup“

26.07.2021 - 15:16 [ ORF ]

Lage in Tunesien bleibt angespannt

In Tunesien bleibt die Lage nach der Entmachtung von Regierungschef Hichem Mechichi durch den Präsidenten angespannt. Das Parlament in der Hauptstadt Tunis war am Montag von Sicherheitskräften umstellt. Aufgebrachte Demonstrierende zogen dorthin und forderten Zugang.

07.02.2021 - 11:27 [ France24 ]

Tunisians protest to mark anniversary of killings of left-wing leaders

„We want the truth about Belaid’s murder unveiled,” Mongi Rahoui, a left-wing leader, said, denouncing “excessive force” by security forces.

01.10.2020 - 03:57 [ The Guardian Nigeria ]

Pentagon chief arrives in Tunisia on North Africa tour

Tunisia in 2016 denied a Washington Post report that it had allowed the US to operate drones from its territory for missions in Libya against the Islamic State group.

But a court martial in 2017 in a case of sexual harassment by an American officer, reported in the US defence press, publicly confirmed the presence of an American squadron operating drones from within a Tunisian base in the northern region of Bizerte.

23.01.2020 - 22:37 [ France24 ]

Libya‘s neighbours meet in Algiers in bid to diffuse crisis

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, who was set to brief the meeting on the results of Sunday‘s international summit in Berlin, is also attending.

20.06.2019 - 19:05 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Abhörtechnik für Autokraten: Deutschland exportiert trotzdem

Bereits 2014 hatte der damalige SPD-Bundeswirtschaftsminister Sigmar Gabriel angekündigt, den Export von Überwachungsprogrammen in Staaten, die wegen der Missachtung von Menschenrechten in der Kritik stehen, verbieten zu wollen. Die Bundesregierung schreibt in der Antwort nun, man prüfe …

16.05.2019 - 16:32 [ Haaretz ]

Facebook Busts Israeli Campaign to Disrupt Elections in African, Asian and Latin American Nations

Facebook has faced pressure to more transparently tackle misinformation since the revelation that Russia used Facebook to sway the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

17.02.2019 - 21:27 [ Junge Welt ]

Abschottung als Entwicklungshilfe

An den undemokratischen Zuständen in Ägypten stören sich weder EU noch Bundesregierung. Diktator Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi lässt das Parlament derzeit an einem Gesetz arbeiten, das ihm die Präsidentschaft bis 2034 garantieren soll. Regelmäßig gibt es Berichte von schwersten Menschenrechtsverbrechen. Auch im Hinblick auf alle anderen Staaten, deren Polizeiorganisationen zwecks Flüchtlingsabwehr von Deutschland oder EU gesponsert werden, berichten etwa Amnesty International und Human Rights Watch von immer wiederkehrenden willkürlichen Festnahmen, Folter und Zensur.

26.12.2018 - 17:10 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Tunesien: Selbstverbrennung löst Proteste aus

Die Selbstverbrennung eines tunesischen Gemüsehändlers hatte Ende 2010 den Arabischen Frühling ausgelöst: Am 17. Dezember 2010 hatte sich in Sidi Bouzid der junge Mohamed Bouazizi aus Verzweiflung über seine Lage angezündet und damit landesweite Proteste ausgelöst – auch in Kasserine.