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July 26, 2025
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Tunisians protest aginst President Saied, call country an ‘open-air prison’

Tunisians protest aginst President Saied, call country an ‘open-air prison’

Under the slogan “The Republic is a large prison,” protesters marched along Habib Bourguiba Avenue. They demanded the release of jailed opposition leaders, journalists, and activists......

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Hundreds of Tunisian activists protested in Tunis on Friday against President Kais Saied, marking the fourth anniversary of his power grab. Demonstrators denounced his rule as authoritarian, calling the country an "open-air prison" and demanding the release of jailed opposition figures.

  • Protesters marched along Habib Bourguiba Avenue under the slogan “The Republic is a large prison.”
  • The protest marked four years since President Saied dissolved the elected parliament in 2021 and began ruling by decree.
  • Many prominent opposition leaders, journalists, and activists, including Rached Ghannouchi (head of the Islamist Ennahda party) and Abir Moussi (leader of the Free Constitutional Party), are currently imprisoned.

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