10 years of Tunisia’s state of emergency with no end in sight

10 years of Tunisia’s state of emergency with no end in sight

For more than a decade, Tunisia has been living under what was meant to be a temporary measure. In early 2026, Tunisian President Kais Saied extended the country's long-running state of emergency by 11 months, until 31 December, according to the official gazette published on 31 January. The extension follows the latest in a series of periodic renewals, the most recent of which covered just one month in January. Under the emergency framework, the…