Tunisia’s jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi rushed to hospital
Key takeaways
- Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been rushed to hospital, as his party demands his immediate release.
- The party did not provide specific details regarding his current medical condition, but noted that he suffers from chronic illnesses that require constant family care and attention due to his advanced age.
- “In light of this dangerous development, the movement renews its demand for the immediate release of Mr Rached Ghannouchi, considering him arbitrarily detained,” the statement read.
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Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been rushed to hospital, as his party demands his immediate release.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Ennahdha party leader Rached Ghannouchi gestures after a Tunisian judge postponed a hearing against him in Tunis, Tunisia, September 21, 2022 [Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters]By Mohammad Mansour Published On 30 Apr 202630 Apr 2026Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been urgently transferred to a hospital after a sharp deterioration in his health, his party has announced, calling for his immediate release.
Ghannouchi, the 84-year-old former speaker of parliament and head of the Ennahdha party, has been imprisoned since April 2023 in what his supporters and international rights groups describe as a politically motivated campaign to crush dissent.