Tunisia's 85-Year-Old Opposition Leader Faints in Sweltering Prison Cell

Rached Ghannouchi, 85, a jailed Tunisian opposition leader, fainted in prison as his cell reached 52°C (126°F) — far hotter than a summer day. A witness says detainees get just two hours outside daily in tiny cells. Sentenced to life in June 2026, he was hospitalized in April. The UN says Tunisia's trials of opponents may be unfair.