‘Conspiracy trial’ restarts: What’s Tunisia’s history with death penalty? | Human Rights News

A mass trial is set to resume in Tunisia of more than 40 people accused of various conspiracies against the Tunisian state and its president, Kais Saied.

The trial, originally scheduled to begin on March 4, was postponed to April 11, then delayed again for a week.

Among the defendants are some of the country’s most senior opposition politicians, diplomats and media personalities who say the charges, including liaising with “foreign powers” to undermine Saied’s rule, are trumped up…