A new wave of repression against journalists, politicians, lawyers and activists is seen as a strong indicator of President Kais Saied's roadmap for the presidential elections later this year.
from GHADA KHALIFA in Tunis, TunisiaTunisia BureauTUNIS, (CAJ News) - TUNISIA has heightened a crackdown on critics of the government as it consolidates a ban on public freedoms and restricts peaceful assembly. This has marred preparations for elections scheduled for later this year. The clampdown extends the deteriorating human rights situation in the country since
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Thursday, 22 April, 2021 - 09:45
Tunisian President Kais Saied (dpa) Tunis - Mongi Saidani
Tunisian MP of National Bloc Ayachi Zammel called on President Kais Saied and Speaker Rached Ghannouchi to make concessions to overcome the political crisis in the country.
Zammel urged the president to immediately launch a national political dialogue to discuss a new constitution or amend the current one and revise the electoral law.
He also asked Ghannouchi to step down for the best interest of Tunisia, saying it will serve his long political career, and save the country.
Meanwhile, the president of the Republican People s Union Party, Lotfi al-Maraih asserted the need for calm at the level of the three presidencies, warning that the situation cannot remain as such with a government that lacks a courageous vision to solve the social, economic, and health crisis.