Tunisia’s human rights situation has deteriorated dramatically five years after President Kais Saied seized extraordinary executive powers on 25 July 2021, Human Rights Watch said. What began as a slide toward authoritarianism has hardened into systematic repression targeting civil society organizations, journalists, political opponents, independent lawyers, and migrants, the organization said in an updated briefing […]
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Tunisia: HRW Deplores Deteriorating Human Rights & Systematic Repression Under Kais Saied Regime
Five years after President Kais Saied seized extraordinary executive powers on July 25, 2021, Tunisia’s human rights situation has deteriorated dramatically, said Human Rights Watch in its latest update report issued Tuesday “What began as a slide back into authoritarianism has hardened into systematic repression of civil society organizations, journalists, political opponents, independent lawyers, and […]

