Tunisia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- June 1, 1959, amended on July 12, 1988 and in 2002
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on the French and Islamic systems; partial review of legislative acts by the Supreme Court
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, composed of the House of Representatives (Majlis al-Nuwaab) and the House of Councillors
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Court of Cassation
RELIGIONS
98% Muslims, 1% Christians, 1% Jews and others
From the country
NOVEMBER 3, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TUNISIAN FACES EXECUTION
Yosri Triki, a young Tunisian student who is set to be executed in Iraq by the end of the week
- JUNE 29, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Tunisia ratified the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Tunisia ratified the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
JUNE 28, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: PRESIDENCY RATIFIES DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST TUNISIAN
Iraq’s Presidency ratified the death sentence against Tunisian citizen Yusri Fadhil al-Tureiqi
- JUNE 24, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: RADICALS SAY TUNISIA MOVING TOWARDS ABOLITION
Tunisia is moving towards the abolition of the death penalty and joining the International
- JUNE 24, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Tunisia ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Tunisia ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
JUNE 14, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: BEN ALI MAY FACE UP TO 20 YEARS OR THE DEATH PENALTY
Tunisia’s ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali could face 20 years in jail if convicted of drugs
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: PRISON VISIT ENDS 20-YEAR BAN
Tunisia's interim government allowed Human Rights Watch to visited two prisons
- FEBRUARY 1, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: TOWARDS RATIFYING INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
the Tunisian government announced the ratification of the most important international conventions
- JANUARY 1, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offences.
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offences.
- JANUARY 1, 2010TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offences.
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offences.
- MARCH 31, 2009TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER AND RAPE
two men were sentenced to death in Tunisia after being found guilty of the murder and rape of a student.
- MARCH 20, 2009TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE HOMICIDE
the Tunisian court of Cassation confirmed the death penalty of a man found guilty of