Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 70304

Tunisia: Political Prisoners

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 18 September 2025

Question

Fabian Hamilton

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

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

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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