Tunisians stage biggest protest in years against President Saied
Led by the UGTT, the march drew opposition parties and civic groups as Tunisia faces shortages, cuts and a deepening economic crisis.
- On Saturday, thousands of Tunisians joined the largest protest against President Kais Saied in years, accusing him of undermining democracy and mishandling the economy in Tunis.
- Led by the powerful UGTT labour union and civil society groups, the demonstration comes as Tunisia grapples with economic crisis, worsening public services, and shortages of medicines and essential goods.
- Protesters chanted, "No fear, power belongs to the people," while marching along Habib Bourguiba Avenue, a focal point of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings.
- Saied rejects the allegations of dictatorship, accusing his opponents of engineering economic crises to fuel social unrest after he dissolved parliament and seized broad powers in 2021.
- Rights groups report an intensified crackdown on civil society, journalists, and opposition figures, as this rare show of unity poses a significant challenge to Saied's rule.
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On Saturday, a march was launched in the capital city of Tunisia, to which nine major national and trade union organizations called for the protection of public and press freedoms and the adoption of urgent economic reforms in the midst of the deterioration of living conditions.
The opponents of Tunisian President Kais Said ' s policy took part in a thousands of protests in the country on Saturday, reporting to the Western media.
The protests are led by unions and civil society organizations, citizens dissatisfied with the economic crisis and restrictions on freedoms.
Tunisians stage biggest protest in years against President Saied
Thousands of Tunisians joined the largest protest against President Kais Saied in years on Saturday, accusing him of undermining democracy and mishandling the economy in a growing challenge to his rule.
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Some 4,000 people demonstrated this Saturday in the capital of Tunisia against the policies of President Kais Saied, in a mobilization called by trade union, professional and civil organizations. Under the slogan "Tunisia first and the people above all considerations", the participants called for political changes, denounced the deterioration of living conditions and demanded greater democratic guarantees.
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