1.  In Canada, Nawar is suspected of having built ties with the former Tunisian opposition party Ennahda, led by the exiled Islamic leader Rached el-Ghannouchi.

2.  He said their clients are members of a Tunisian opposition group and feared they would be executed if they went home.

3.  The agency quoted the lawyers as saying their clients are members of a Tunisian opposition group.

4.  Amnesty International expressed concern Tuesday that three Tunisian opposition activists detained by the interior ministry may be facing torture or ill-treatment.

5.  Tunisian opposition activist Mohamed Mouada was freed Thursday after eight months in jail on state security offenses, sources told AFP.

6.  Two jailed Tunisian opposition leaders were freed conditionally late Monday on humanitarian grounds and were allowed to rejoin their families, their lawyers said.

7.  The jailing of Tunisian opposition leader Hamma Hammami and two left-wing activists shows how fundamental rights are being undermined in Tunisia, an anti-torture group said Tuesday.