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Despite early boycott calls, some opposition parties have urged Tunisians to actively participate in the election campaign following the court's decision.

Last November, Former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal called on Moroccans to pressure King Mohammed VI to end Rabat's normalisation with Tel Aviv.

"It's unfair what happened to us. We were never criminals. We are farmers. We are just trying to preserve our land," said a cannabis farmer to The New Arab.

Some opposition parties view a parliamentary amnesty as the most practical solution to release the leaders of Hirak Rif and end the political stalemate.

Since October, Tunisian pro-Palestine activists have staged weekly protests against Israel's war on Gaza, urging the expulsion of the US envoy to Tunis.

In 2022, Morocco recalled its ambassador to Tunisia in response to President Kais Saied hosting the Polisario Front's leader Brahim Ghali in Tunis.

Since 2021, the MAK has been classified as a terrorist organisation in Algeria, following claims that its members were collaborating with Morocco and Israel.

Jradi's commitment to social causes extended beyond his music. He founded the Kif Kif organisation and championed equality and free art for everyone.

The latest target of Saied's crackdown was Abir Moussi, head of the Free Destourian Party, who was set to face him in the 6 October presidential election.

Tunisian President Saied is set to face a loyal supporter and a little-known politician in a presidential race that the opposition views as 'one-man-show.'