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French lawyer William Bourdon lobbies against Saied in EU

French lawyer William Bourdon, in Lisbon in 2020. © Tiago Petinga/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Two Tunisian organisations have hired French lawyer William Bourdon to call for the European Union to take sanctions against the Tunisian president and several of his ministers. [...]

Published on 20/06/2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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