Prominent Tunisian opposition figure arrested at protest in capital

Police in Tunisia arrested prominent opposition figure, Chaima Issa, as she took part in a protest in the capital on Saturday.

The move comes a day after an appeals court handed jail terms of up to 45 years to a group of opposition leaders, businessmen, and lawyers.

In ruling seen as a sign of increasingly authoritarian rule by President Kais Saied, they were charged with conspiracy to overthrow him.

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