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Light Sentence given to FEMEN Amina Sboui

Harsher sentence sought for Tunisian feminist

June 10, 2013

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A lawyer says a prosecutor has appealed a sentence that a court gave to a Tunisian feminist for possessing pepper spray as not harsh enough.

Amina Sboui is a member of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/harsher-sentence-sought-for-tunisian-feminist/article/feed/2105427?custom_click=rss

New FEMEN charges in Amina case

New charges against Tunisia Femen activist Amina Sboui

The presiding judge in the trial of a young Tunisian woman with the topless protest group Femen, says she will face fresh charges, including indecency, and has ordered her to be remanded in custody.

Read more: http://english.ruvr.ru/news/2013_05_31/New-charges-against-Tunisia-Femen-activist-Amina-Sboui-4528/

European FEMEN activists charged

Tunisia charges European feminists

2013-05-31 16:30

Tunis – The defence lawyer for the three European feminists that protested topless in front of the Tunis courthouse says they have been charged with offending public decency and threatening public order.

http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Tunisia-charges-European-feminists-20130531

News24

Foreign FEMEN activists protest in front of Tunisian Ministry of Justice

Femen topless protest targets Tunisia’s justice ministry

Trio of activists stage demonstration in Tunis over arrest of feminist group member Amina Tyler earlier this month

(c) 2013 Guardian News & Media Ltd http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/29/tunisia-femen-protest-amina-tyler

Court date set for Tunisian FEMEN Amina Tyler on possession charges

Tunisia: FEMEN Activist Faces Possession of Pepper Spray Charge

25 May 2013

Tunisian FEMEN activist, known by the pseudonym Amina Tyler, 19, is set to appear before a court on May 30, to face a charge of possessing pepper spray. Amina made local and international news headlines last March, when she posted topless pictures of herself on Facebook.

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/05/25/tunisia-femen-activist-faces-possession-of-pepper-spray-charge/

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Date de la Cour fixé pour tunisienne Amina FEMEN Tyler sur des accusations de possession

Tunisie : Une militante de FEMEN devant la justice pour possession d’un spray au poivre

25 May 2013

La militante tunisienne de FEMEN connue sous le pseudonyme d’Amina Tyler, 19 ans, est convoquée devant un tribunal le 30 mai, pour répondre de la possession d’un spray au poivre. Elle avait fait les grand titres locaux et internationaux en mars dernier, lorsqu’elle avait posté sur Facebook des photos d’elle-même, seins nus.

http://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2013/05/25/147015/

Possible six months imprisonment for FEMEN Amina Tyler

Originally published May 24, 2013 at 10:30 AM | Page modified May 24, 2013 at 11:25 AM

Tunisian feminist faces 6 months in prison

By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA
Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia —

Amina Tyler, the 19-year-old Tunisian woman who scandalized many in the country by posting topless photos of herself online as a protest, could face six months in prison for her latest arrest, her lawyer said Friday.

http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2021049432_apmltunisiafeminist.html?syndication=rss

The Seattle Times

Threats against the interim government of Tunisia

Al-Qaeda threatens Tunisia government

By Monia Ghanmi in Tunis for Magharebia – 23/05/2013

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) warned Tunisia’s interim government not to suppress or threaten Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia.

http://magharebia.com/en_GB/articles/awi/features/2013/05/23/feature-01

Magharebia

Standoff of banned congress in two towns Tunisia

Analysis: Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia’s stability

By Tarek Amara

TUNIS | Thu May 23, 2013 1:15am EDT

(Reuters) – For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly clashes in two Tunisian cities.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-tunisia-salafists-analysis-idUSBRE94M05R20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews