Tag: President Kaïs Saïed

Tunisia’s president scapegoats minister after pilgrimage chaos

June 22, 2024

Tunisia’s president kais Saied sacked his religious affairs minister after the death of dozens of Tunisian pilgrims. At least 49 Tunisians died in unspecified conditions ... Read More

Human Rights Watch alerts to Tunisia’s authoritarian drift under President Saied

January 13, 2024

With thousands jailed for expressing dissent, destroyed checks and balances and an undermined civil society, Tunisia has backpedaled to autocracy following a crackdown on civil ... Read More

Tunisian President looks to taxes to shun IMF bailout

June 5, 2023

Tunisian President Kais Saied is set to reject IMF conditions for a $2 billion loan and looks instead to raise taxes on the wealthy to ... Read More

Tunisia: Kais Saied opposes agreement with IMF

April 7, 2023

Tunisia has been running for more than a year behind an IMF loan and its biggest partners, in particular the European Union, and the United ... Read More

Tunisia: President dissolves municipal councils

March 10, 2023

Tunisian President Kais Saied announced the dissolution of municipal councils, months before the municipal elections, further dismantling the systems of government developed after the 2011 ... Read More

Tunisians have lost trust in President Kais Saied – US Senator Chris Murphy says

February 1, 2023

Chris Murphy, a US democrat Senator, said that Tunisians have lost trust in President Kais Saied, while commenting on the second round of parliamentarian elections ... Read More

Tunisia: Kais Saied shakes up cabinet lineup

January 31, 2023

Tunisian President Kais Saied conducted Monday a slight cabinet reshuffle with the replacement of two ministers in the wake of an unpopular second round of ... Read More

Tunisia: Social tension mounting, difficult-to-overcome multidimensional crisis looming

January 21, 2023

The multidimensional crisis that Tunisia is going through continues to worsen day by day and social tensions are increasing amid multiple challenges including decline in ... Read More

Rights watchdogs: Tunisian President’s actions threaten press freedom

December 29, 2022

Tunisian and foreign rights watchdogs warn that President Kais Saied's actions threaten press freedom and the only democracy to emerge from the Arab Spring uprisings. ... Read More

Tunisian President’s unrelenting crackdown on opponents as economy crumbles

November 28, 2022

Tunisia’s president Kais Saied has put Tunisia on a track of autocracy taking power-grab decisions and measures to quell dissent, the latest of which was ... Read More