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Tunisia opposition figures get prison terms in mass trial

Protesters outside a Tunisia court. [Courtesy]

A Tunisian court handed down jail sentences of up to 66 years to multiple defendants, including prominent opposition figures, for national security offences, defence lawyers said on Saturday.

The trial, criticised by rights groups and decried by a defence lawyer as a "masquerade", is of unprecedented scale with around 40 defendants, including vocal critics of President Kais Saied.

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