NGOs denounce ’intimidation’ campaign in Tunisia

NGOs denounce ’intimidation’ campaign in Tunisia

NGOs in Tunisia say they are facing a campaign of "intimidation" by authorities, who recently suspended the activities of two of the country's best-known organisations. Since President Kais Saied staged a sweeping power grab in 2021 -- in what critics have called a coup -- rights groups have denounced a regression in freedoms in the country. Dozens of Saied's critics are currently behind bars. Late last month, the Tunisian Forum for Social and E…