Tunisia Charges Opposition Leader in Broadening Crackdown

  • Ennahda leader charged of crimes, could face death penalty
  • Key donors US and Germany voice concern over the crackdown
Rashid GhannouchiPhotographer: Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images
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A Tunisian judge charged a high-profile opposition leader with an attempted coup and stirring violence in the North African country, broadening a crackdown against an Islamist party critical of President Kais Saied.