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Airbus opens factory in Tunisia

Airbus will soon build a components factory in Tunisia as part of a restructuring plan to save costs. This is the company's first outside the euro zone and is aimed at helping it to secure growth, lower costs and access talents globally. It is also to support jobs and core competencies in Europe.

Routine abuses in the name of security in Tunisia

Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people, including children, suspected of terrorism-related offences, have been arrested in Tunisia since the introduction of the Anti-Terrorism Law in 2003. Authorities use the broad definition of ‘terrorism’ in this law to criminalize legitimate and peaceful opposition activities. Many have been tortured and otherwise ill-treated, held in incommunicado detention and subjected to enforced disappearances in the last five years. At least 977 people have been tried...

Tunisia: human rights briefing for 20th anniversary of President Ben Ali’s rule

Next week, 7 November 2007 marks the 20 year anniversary of the accession to power of Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. President Ben Ali’s two decades in office have been marred by a continuing pattern of human rights violations, including arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture and other ill-treatment, unfair trials, harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders and curbs on freedom of expression and association. “After 20 years, it is high time that the Tunisian...

History of FIFA U-20 World Cup

The FIFA U-20 World Cup is a football competition for male players under the age of 20, and it has ushered into the game of football the most skillful and renowned footballers of the world. Former Brazilian FIFA boss, Dr. Joáo Havelange, had promised to launch the tournament when he was elected in 1974 as FIFA President so as to add adventure of naturalness to the youth games. In 1977, the FIFA World Youth Championship was founded and Tunisia became the first nation to host the...