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Tunisia: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Tunisian counterpart on (a) the detention of political figures in Tunisia in recent years and (b) compliance with the International Coven

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 29 Aug 2025
Target answer date: 2 Sept 2025
Answer: 18 Sept 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026

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Recorded timeline

29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Tunisian counterpart on (a) the detention of political figures in Tunisia in recent years and (b) compliance with the International Coven
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Sept 2025
Answer published
The UK monitors the situation in Tunisia closely. As noted in a statement by the UK at the Human Rights Council last October, the space for political participation in Tunisia has shrunk considerably and the way legitimate political actors have been arrest...

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