Fears are growing for jailed Tunisian opposition figure and former speaker of parliament Rached Ghannouchi following reports that he collapsed in prison. The incident occurred amid extreme heat conditions within the detention facility.
The collapse was witnessed by Haifa Chebbi, the daughter of another jailed opposition leader, who reported that Ghannouchi lost consciousness. Ghannouchi is one of several prominent political figures currently held in Tunisian prisons as part of an ongoing crackdown on opposition leaders in the country.
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