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Tunisia unions protest against economic woes, official’s arrest

Thousands protest against president’s policies, accusing him of trying to stifle basic freedoms including union rights.

Al Jazeera

Tunisians Hold Mass Protests

Thousands of members of Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union took to the streets of eight cities on Saturday to protest against President Kais Saied's policies and worsening economic woes. The protests in eight cities marked an escalation in the union's confrontation with Saied and followed its criticism of the recent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Powerful Tunisian trade union defies president with mass protests

Thousands of members of Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union took to the streets of eight cities on Saturday to protest against President Kais Saied's policies, accusing him of trying to stifle basic freedoms including union rights.

Reuters

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Tunisia crackdown on opposition and media alarms rights groups

Ten public figures arrested since Saturday as President Kais Saied pursues what Amnesty calls a repression of dissent

The Guardian - UK

Wave of raids, arrests target government critics in Tunisia

The crackdown on opponents of President Saied has sparked international criticism and fears of a return to autocracy.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia president rejects foreign interference after U.S. concern over arrests

Tunisia's president on Thursday rejected "foreign interference and harm to the country's sovereignty" after the United States raised concerns over a recent wave of arrests of his critics.

Reuters

UN Condemns ‘Deepening Crackdown’ on Opposition in Tunisia

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced concern over the deepening crackdown in Tunisia against perceived political opponents, his Office, OHCHR, said Tuesday. “Türk expressed his concern over the deepening crackdown against perceived political opponents and civil society in Tunisia, including through measures taken by the…

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Tunisian Islamist leader arrested in crackdown on opposition

Lawyers say that Tunisian authorities have arrested the leader of the Ennahda opposition Islamist movement in a crackdown on rival politicians and critics of the North African country’s increasingly authoritarian president Kais Saied

The Independent UK

Tunisian president decides to strengthen diplomatic ties with Syria

Tunisian President Kais Saied has decided to strengthen diplomatic ties with Syria, the presidency said on Thursday, the clearest sign yet of Tunisia's intention to fully restore relations days after a deadly earthquake that has devastated large parts of Syria.

Reuters

Algeria recalls ambassador to France over wanted dissident

Algeria has recalled its envoy to France "for consultations" after Paris intervened to help Amira Bouraoui, an activist and journalist who is wanted by Algiers, avoid deportation and detention.

Radio France Internationale

Algeria Recalls France Envoy over Wanted Journalist

Algeria recalled on Wednesday its envoy to France "for consultations" after Paris intervened to fly out via Tunisia Amira Bouraoui, an activist and journalist who is wanted by Algiers, the presidency said. In an official note, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune "firmly protested against the clandestine and illegal exfiltration of an Algerian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Baby among nine dead from cold and thirst on boat in Mediterranean

Survivors tell Italian authorities vessel carrying about 50 people lost its way trying to cross from Tunisia

The Guardian - UK

Tunisians struggle with prices and shortages as economy worsens

Tunisian street cleaner Lassad Mejri says life has grown so tough for his family because of the country's dire economy that they prepare just one meal a day, but as government finances falter, there may be worse to come.

Reuters

Turnout in Tunisia Vote Scrapes 11.3%

Just 11.3 percent of Tunisian voters cast ballots in Sunday's second-round election for parliament, according to preliminary figures announced by the electoral board. The body's chief Farouk Bouasker said 887,638 out of some 7.8 million registered voters had taken part in the poll. During December’s first round, the official turnout…

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Tunisia's parliamentary run-off sees same low voter turnout of first round

Tunisia's parliamentary run-off election on Sunday looked set to replicate the low turnout of December's first round, with voter participation at just 7.7 percent by the afternoon.

The Independent UK

Elections shine spotlight on Tunisia's troubled democracy

Tunisia’s president and its shaky democracy are facing an important test Sunday as voters cast ballots in the second round of parliamentary elections

Asharq Al-Awsat

Few Early Voters in Tunisian Election on Sunday

Tunisian polling stations were quiet on Sunday for run-offs in a parliamentary election that drew only 11% turnout in December's first round. With political parties boycotting the vote, most candidates are independents and attention is likely to focus on whether there will be higher participation than there was in December,…

Reuters

Tunisians elect weakened parliament on 11% turnout

Tunisia announced that a mere 11% of the electorate had voted on Sunday in parliamentary runoffs, with critics of President Kais Saied saying the empty polling stations were evidence of public disdain for his agenda and seizure of powers.

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Tunisia's corruption contagion: Country's largest commercial port in the crosshairs

Tunisia is holding a second round of parliamentary elections this weekend. Voter turnout in the first round hit a record low, a reflection of a broader apathy. And yet, the election of President Kais Saied in 2019 had raised many hopes, notably in the fight against corruption. At the Rades…

Reuters

Tunisian activists decry intimidation as vote looms

Tunisian activist Chaimaa Issa is due to face a military court on Friday on charges of insulting a president whom she accuses of trashing the democracy built from a 2011 revolution in which she took full part.

Asharq Al-Awsat

All Eyes on Turnout as Tunisia Votes again after Boycott

Tunisians are to vote again on Sunday in elections for a parliament stripped of its powers, the final pillar of President Kais Saied's remake of politics in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The second-round vote comes as the North African country grapples with a grave economic crisis and deep…

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Italian Ministers Visit Tunisia to Tackle Illegal Migration

Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi have visited Tunis to discuss cooperation in combating human trafficking, according to the Italian news agency Nova. During his meeting with Tunisian officials on Wednesday, Tajani said his country has a shared vision with Tunisia…

The Independent UK

Thousands protest in Tunisia against president's rule

Thousands of protesters angry at Tunisia’s economic crisis and the president’s increasingly authoritarian drift have marched through the capital

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thousands of Tunisians Rally against President on Revolution Anniversary

Thousands of protesters marched against Tunisian President Kais Saied's seizure of near total power in central Tunis on Saturday, demanding he step down as they marked the anniversary of a key date in the 2011 revolution. The central Habib Bourguiba Avenue, the traditional site for major demonstrations, was crowded with…

Reuters

Thousands of Tunisians rally against president on revolution anniversary

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