Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been rushed to hospital, as his party demands his immediate release.

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Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been urgently transferred to a hospital after a sharp deterioration in his health, his party has announced, calling for his immediate release.

Ghannouchi, the 84-year-old former speaker of parliament and head of the Ennahdha party, has been imprisoned since April 2023 in what his supporters and international rights groups describe as a politically motivated campaign to crush dissent.