Tunisians stage biggest protest in years against President Saied
Led by the UGTT labour union, the march underscored anger over unemployment, shortages and a crackdown on critics as police deployed across the capital.
- 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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Thousands of Tunisians participated, this Saturday (17), in Tunis, the country's capital, in the biggest protest in years against President Kais Saied. The protesters accuse him of weakening democracy and misleading the economy, in a growing challenge to his government. The demonstration, led by the country's main trade union center, UGTT, and civil society organizations, takes place while Tunisia faces an economic crisis, the deterioration of p…
Thousands of people in the largest number in many years demonstrated today in the capital of Tunisia against President Kais Sayed, accusing him of undermining democracy and the economy, according to foreign media.
Against the rise in the cost of living, more than 3,000 people participated in protests in the capital Tunes.
Tunisia's opposition has protested against leader Kais Saied. Tunisians demand the release of political prisoners and blame the regime for the economic crisis.
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