Kais Saied

Protesters carry placards and chant slogans as they march in the southern city of Gabes
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Tunisia court blocks closure of factory blamed for pollution

The facility in the city of Gabes emits sulphur gases, nitrogen and fluorine, according to an audit last July for the African Development Bank

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 February, 2026
Wives of dissidents shout anti-government slogans
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Tunisian police detain opposition figure Olfa Hamdi at airport

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 February, 2026
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10 years of Tunisia's state of emergency with no end in sight

Meriem Belhiba
13 February, 2026
A woman protester wears a mask depicting Tunisian President Kais Saied during a popular march
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Tunisian police arrest member of parliament who mocked president

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 February, 2026
Seifeddine Makhlouf, a Islamist populist lawyer, gestures after casting his ballot at a polling station in the capital Tunis on October 6, 2019 during legislative elections. (Photo by FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images)
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Amnesty says Algeria unlawfully returned Tunisia asylum seeker

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 January, 2026
Residents make their way through flood waters, in La Goulette near the capital Tunis
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Tunisia flood death toll rises to five, with four missing

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 January, 2026
Demonstrators hold placards featuring the portrait of the detained civil society activist and former Executive Director of NGO 'Terre d'Asile Tunisie', Sherifa Riahi, as well as those of other defendants
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Tunisia court frees NGO workers accused of helping migrants

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 January, 2026
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Tunisians revive protests over state chemical plant pollution

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 December, 2025
"Fetters Will Break Open" March Marking Human Rights Day In Tunis
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Tunisian police clash with youths in Kairouan after man's death

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 December, 2025
Abir Moussi has had 12 years added to her jail sentence [Getty]
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Tunisia opposition figure Abir Moussi jailed for 12 years

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 December, 2025
Tunisia protest [Getty]
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Tunisia's largest political trial spurs widespread protests

Meriem Belhiba
11 December, 2025
Tunisia protest [Getty]
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Tunisians step up protests against Saied crackdown on opposition

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 December, 2025
Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, a prominent political figure of the Tunisian opposition, poses for photos as he takes part in a demonstration staged outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 27, 2025. (Photo by Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto via Ge
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Tunisia arrests top opposition figure after mass trial

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 December, 2025
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Tunisia

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Kais Closed: Tunisia is a dictatorship

Emad Hajjaj
04 December, 2025
Tunisian Minister of Human Rights and Relations with Civil Society Ayachi Hammami takes the oath of office during the country's new government swearing-in ceremony at the Carthage Palace outside the capital Tunis, on February 27, 2020, following a confidence vote by parliament
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Tunisian police detain leading human rights defender

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 December, 2025
Jawhar bin Mbarek has been sentenced to 20 years in jail [Getty]
Tunisia
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Jailed Tunisia opposition figure suspends hunger strike

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 December, 2025
Tunis Rally Supports Prisoners Convicted In State Security Conspirac
Tunisia
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Tunisia hands prison terms up to 45 years to opposition leaders

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 November, 2025
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Tunisia
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Tunisia appeal trial back on for opposition figures

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 November, 2025
Mass Protest Demands Union Rights And Democratic Freedoms In Tunisia
Tunisia
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Tunisia summons EU ambassador after meeting with UGTT leader

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 November, 2025
Families of people who went missing at sea during migration attempts hold up photos and banners while displaying a list of names of refugees and migrants, demanding support for efforts to find out what happened to their relatives and calling on President Kais Saied to intervene and coordinate with the Italian government in Tunis, Tunisia on December 18,2024.
Tunisia
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HRW slams trial of Tunisian aid workers for aiding migrants

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 November, 2025
Tunisians hold up placards as they demonstrate in a protest dubbed 'March Against Injustice' led by the opposition and the civil society against the Tunisian president's regime, in Tunis on November 22, 2025.
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Tunisians escalate protests against Saied, demanding democracy

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 November, 2025