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* 2 December – Police arrest opposition figure [[Ayachi Hammami]] at his home to enforce a five-year prison sentence for conspiracy against state security.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amara |first=Tarek |date=2 December 2025 |title=Tunisia arrests prominent opponent Hammami to enforce 5-year jail term |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tunisia-arrests-prominent-opposition-figure-hammami-enforce-5-year-jail-term-2025-12-02/ |access-date=3 December 2025 |website=Reuters}}</ref>

* 2 December – Police arrest opposition figure [[Ayachi Hammami]] at his home to enforce a five-year prison sentence for conspiracy against state security.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amara |first=Tarek |date=2 December 2025 |title=Tunisia arrests prominent opponent Hammami to enforce 5-year jail term |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tunisia-arrests-prominent-opposition-figure-hammami-enforce-5-year-jail-term-2025-12-02/ |access-date=3 December 2025 |website=Reuters}}</ref>

* 4 December – Police arrest opposition figure [[Ahmed Nejib Chebbi]] at his home to enforce a 12-year prison sentence for conspiracy against state security.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 December 2025 |title=Tunisia arrests top opposition leader Nejib Chebbi in widening crackdown |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/4/tunisia-arrests-top-opposition-leader-nejib-chebbi-in-widening-crackdown |access-date=7 December 2025 |website=Al Jazeera}}</ref>

==Holidays==

==Holidays==

Revision as of 13:50, 7 December 2025

Events in the year 2025 in Tunisia.

Incumbents

Events

January

  • 1 January – Two boats carrying migrants sink off the coast of Sfax, killing 27 passengers.[1]
  • 24 January – A man sets himself on fire outside the Grand Synagogue of Tunis before being shot dead by police. Two people, including a police officer, are injured from the flames.[2]

February

  • 3 February – A magnitude 4.7 earthquake hits Meknassy, injuring three people.[3]

March

April

  • 14 April – A wall collapses at a school in Mezzouna, killing three students.[5]
  • 19 April – Forty political opposition figures are convicted and sentenced to up to 66 years’ imprisonment on charges including plotting against the state and terrorism.[6]

May

  • 3 May – Former prime minister Ali Larayedh is sentenced to 34 years’ imprisonment on charges of facilitating travel by jihadists to Syria.[7]
  • 8 May – A Jewish resident is injured in an axe attack in Djerba.[8]

June

  • 12 June – Opposition politician Abir Moussi is sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for criticising the legislative electoral process.[9]
  • 20 June – Former president Moncef Marzouki is sentenced in absentia by the Tunis Court of First Instance to 22 years’ imprisonment on terrorism charges.[10]

July

September

October

November

December

  • 2 December – Police arrest opposition figure Ayachi Hammami at his home to enforce a five-year prison sentence for conspiracy against state security.[27]
  • 4 December – Police arrest opposition figure Ahmed Nejib Chebbi at his home to enforce a 12-year prison sentence for conspiracy against state security.[28]

Holidays

Source:[29]

Deaths

Art and entertainment

References

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  2. ^ “A man set himself on fire outside a Tunisian synagogue and was killed by police”. AP News. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  3. ^ “الرجّة الأرضية بالمكناسي: سقوط جزء من سقف مصنع وتشقّق جدران ومباني …تونس” (in Arabic). PressBee. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  4. ^ “Tunisia’s president sacks third prime minister in less than two years”. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  5. ^ “Deadly Tunisia school wall collapse sparks outcry in nation’s hinterland”. France 24. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  6. ^ “Tunisian opposition figures sentenced to up to 66 years in prison”. AP News. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  7. ^ “Ex-Tunisian PM jailed for 34 Years”. Africanews. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  8. ^ “Jewish jeweler hospitalized after axe attack in Tunisia”. AP News. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  9. ^ “Tunisian opposition politician Abir Moussi sentenced to two years in prison”. Africanews. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  10. ^ “Former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki sentenced to 22 years in absentia”. Africanews. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  11. ^ “Tunisia sentences prominent opposition leader to lengthy prison term”. AP News. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  12. ^ “The 2025 Venice Film Festival is over. Here’s everything you need to know”. AP News. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  13. ^ “Late Ben Romdhane goal seals Tunisia berth in 2026 World Cup”. France 24. 9 September 2025.
  14. ^ “Gaza aid flotilla reports second drone attack in Tunisian port”. Africanews. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  15. ^ “Gaza aid flotilla says boat struck by drone at Tunisian port”. CNN. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  16. ^ Amara, Tarek (2025-10-03). “Tunisian sentenced to death for Facebook posts criticising president”. Reuters. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
  17. ^ “Court releases Tunisian man sentenced to death after widespread criticism”. Reuters. 2025-10-07. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  18. ^ Amara, Tarek (12 October 2025). “Protests escalate in Tunisia’s Gabes amid a deepening environmental crisis”. Reuters. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  19. ^ “Dozens hospitalised in Tunisia’s Gabes amid environmental crisis”. Al Jazeera. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  20. ^ “Tunisian city on general strike over factory pollution”. France 24. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  21. ^ Amara, Tarek (22 October 2025). “At least 40 migrants die as boat sinks off Tunisia”. Reuters. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  22. ^ Amara, Tarek (27 October 2025). “Tunisia imposes one-month suspension on migrant-rights group”. Reuters. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  23. ^ Amara, Tarek (8 November 2025). “A third Tunisian opposition leader launches hunger strike in prison”. Reuters. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  24. ^ Amara, Tarek (19 November 2025). “Thousands of Tunisian doctors strike, say health system close to collapse”. Reuters. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  25. ^ “Tunisia summons European Union envoy over alleged protocol breach”. AP News. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  26. ^ Amara, Tarek (29 November 2025). “Tunisian police arrest opposition figure Chaima Issa to enforce 20-year jail term”. Reuters. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  27. ^ Amara, Tarek (2 December 2025). “Tunisia arrests prominent opponent Hammami to enforce 5-year jail term”. Reuters. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  28. ^ “Tunisia arrests top opposition leader Nejib Chebbi in widening crackdown”. Al Jazeera. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  29. ^ “Tunisia Public Holidays 2025”. Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  30. ^ “Tunisie : Décès de Fouad Mebazaa”. La Presse. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  31. ^ “Italian actress and star of The Leopard Claudia Cardinale dies aged 87”. BBC. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.

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