Tunisia has issued an international arrest warrant against former president Moncef Marzouki, it was reported on November 4. The charges may be connected to allegations Marzouki had conspired against state security after he had asked France to end support of the current administration last month. President Kais Saied accused “traitors that seek refuge overseas” of … [Read more...] about Tunisian Democracy Transitions Away from Muslim Brotherhood
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Tunisians continue protests against president Kais Saied’s power grab
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Sunday, October 10, denouncing president Kais Saied’s power grab and demanding the resumption of the parliament. The protesters raised slogans such as “the people against the coup d’etat” and “the revolution is not dead,” referring to the 2011 popular uprising in the country. This was the second … [Read more...] about Tunisians continue protests against president Kais Saied’s power grab
Four political parties announce bloc to resist president Saied’s power grab in Tunisia
Four political parties in Tunisia announced the formation of a coalition to oppose president Kais Saied’s series of actions since July to seize legislative and executive power in the country. In a press conference in capital Tunis on Tuesday, September 28, the four parties, Democratic Current, Ettakatol (FDTL), Republican Party and Afek Tounes, announced their participation in … [Read more...] about Four political parties announce bloc to resist president Saied’s power grab in Tunisia
Tunisians take to street opposing president’s move to sideline country’s constitution
Hundreds of Tunisians took to the streets in capital Tunis on Sunday, September 26, to protest president Kais Saied’s recent move to appropriate more power in the country. Protesters raised slogans against the president and accused him of trying to rewrite the 2014 constitution unilaterally. They demanded that either the parliament be reinstated or fresh elections be conducted … [Read more...] about Tunisians take to street opposing president’s move to sideline country’s constitution
The Crisis, the Pandemic, and the Realities of Tunisia
After its president, Kais Saied, ousted the prime minister, dissolved parliament for a month, and stripped deputies of their immunity, the situation in Tunisia remains a top story in the media landscape of the country and the region. These decisions were announced against the backdrop of public protests on July 25, as the population at large remains dissatisfied with the … [Read more...] about The Crisis, the Pandemic, and the Realities of Tunisia
Events in Tunisia Capture the World’s Attention
The recent actions of Tunisian President Kais Saied have grabbed the world’s attention and can only be compared with the Arab Spring, the cradle of which the North African country was ten years ago. The nonpartisan president Kais Saied, elected in 2019, showed a personal responsibility in the need to curb corruption and the political demagoguery of parliament. He fired top … [Read more...] about Events in Tunisia Capture the World’s Attention
Tunisia: Anti-Constitutional Coup or Legal Last-Ditch Effort to Save the State?
Observers are divided over whether Tunisian President Kais Saied‘s controversial decision on Sunday to suspend parliament for 30 days as well as its members’ legal immunity, remove the Prime Minister, and take over the general prosecutor’s office with support of the military – which blocked off parliament and the state television station – was an anti-constitutional coup or a … [Read more...] about Tunisia: Anti-Constitutional Coup or Legal Last-Ditch Effort to Save the State?
Tunisia Stands Against the Muslim Brotherhood
The only democracy to emerge from the Arab Spring in 2011 is going through a process of strategic correction. Tunisian President Kais Saied announced late Sunday he was firing the prime minster, Hichem Mechichi, dismissing the parliament, and assuming executive authority under Article 80 of the constitution. The speaker of Parliament, Rachid Ghannouchi, declared the actions … [Read more...] about Tunisia Stands Against the Muslim Brotherhood
Tunisia Once Again Plunged into a Protest Wave
Ten years after the outbreak of the Arab Spring in the Middle East, Tunisia, its cradle, has once again plunged into a wave of protest, the cause of which was the same problems unresolved by the “revolutionaries”: primarily in the socio-economic field, the fight against unemployment, mainly affecting young people, the dominance of corruption. On July 25, their national … [Read more...] about Tunisia Once Again Plunged into a Protest Wave
Al Jazeera says Tunisian police raided its office, expelled journalists & seized equipment amid ongoing political crisis
Al Jazeera said police broke into its office in Tunisia after President Kais Saied suspended parliament activities and sacked the country’s prime minister. Saied’s move was labeled a coup by opponents. The Qatari state-funded channel said at least 20 armed plainclothes police officers entered its Tunis office on Monday and instructed all journalists to leave. Al Jazeera … [Read more...] about Al Jazeera says Tunisian police raided its office, expelled journalists & seized equipment amid ongoing political crisis
Tunisian president OUSTS government, warns that army ‘will respond with bullets’ if opponents try to unleash street violence
Tunisia's president has dismissed the government and froze parliament, amid unrest over the “dysfunctional” political system and crumbling healthcare. His opponents decried the move as a “coup” and called for street protests. Following an emergency meeting at his palace on Sunday night, President Kais Saied announced his decision to sack prime minister Hichem Mechichi and … [Read more...] about Tunisian president OUSTS government, warns that army ‘will respond with bullets’ if opponents try to unleash street violence
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