
Tunisia
President Kais Saied, elected in 2019, granted himself extraordinary powers in July 2021, claiming they were needed to deal with a crisis of governance. He suspended much of the post-revolutionary Constitution of 2014 and dissolved the Parliament and later promised to organize a constitutional referendum and legislative elections by the end of 2022. Since Kais Saied’s power grab, the authorities have taken a range of repressive measures against opponents, critics, and political figures, including assigning them to fixed residences, travel bans, and prosecutions for public criticism of the president, the security forces, or other officials, sometimes in military courts. Police sometimes used excessive force against demonstrators.

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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Exacerbates Hunger in Middle East, North Africa
Strong Government Response Needed to Protect the Right to Food
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Tunisia Jails Repatriated Women With Suspected ISIS Ties
Ensure Humane Treatment, Due Process, Medical Care
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Déjà Vu In Front of the Tunisian Courthouse
Veteran Human Rights Activists Rally against New Political Trials
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Tunisia: Domestic Violence Law Not Protecting Women
Five Years After Landmark Vote, Poor Enforcement, Few Resources
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Tunisia Tramples Gender Parity Ahead of Parliamentary Elections
Recent Change to Electoral Law Reverses Major Advance for Women’s Rights
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Algeria: Free Activist Granted Refugee Status in Tunisia
Slimane Bouhafs Held for Offenses Including Insulting Islam, Terrorism
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Tunisia: Questions and Answers on the Draft Constitution
July 25 Referendum on a Text Weak in Rights Safeguards
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Tunisia: Arbitrary Dismissals a Blow to Judicial Independence
Revoke Decree Granting President Power to Remove Judges
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Tough Territory for Transgender People in the Middle East and North Africa
Egypt, Lebanon, and Tunisia Should Ensure Access to Legal Gender Recognition