After years of anticipation on Tunisia’s streets, the country’s most politically charged murder case concluded on October 14, 2025, when the Court of Appeal’s terrorism chamber in Tunis convicted 24 defendants in the assassination of leftist leader Chokri Belaid while clearing Ennahda of any involvement.

On September 8, 2025, Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights issued a statement urging head of the Egyptian regime Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to consider granting a presidential pardon to a number of detainees, including Alaa Abdel Fattah.

Indonesia is facing mounting challenges to democracy, press freedom, and human rights as President Prabowo Subianto—former DM and a general under dictator Suharto—expands the military’s role in government through a newly approved law.

With six months until Iraq’s parliamentary elections, intense political maneuvering is underway as Sunni, Shia, and Kurdish factions reshape alliances while battling for leadership and control over government positions.

The recent convictions in Tunisia’s Instalingo case signal a deepening crackdown on political opposition, with lawyers and activists warning of severe consequences for democracy and judicial independence.