Families of imprisoned Tunisian dissidents head to International Criminal Court

Jailed Islamist party leader Rached Ghannouchi (Hassene Dridi/AP/PA)

Family members of jailed lawyers and politicians in Tunisia want the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate claims of political persecution and human rights violations.

The move comes as an increasing number of President Kais Saied’s opponents are arrested and several in prison stage hunger strikes.