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10 years of Tunisia's state of emergency with no end in sight

The measures were first introduced after a suicide bombing on 24 November 2015 that targeted a bus carrying members of the presidential guard remains in force.

Meriem Belhiba
13 February, 2026
Sudan
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Governor declares emergency in Sudan province after 4 killed

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 January, 2023
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka: State of emergency renewed ahead of key vote

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 July, 2022
Sri Lankan politician Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Sri Lanka
World
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Sri Lanka acting president declares state of emergency

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 July, 2022
Morocco
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AMDH: Morocco's human rights deterioration is 'systematic'

Basma El Atti
23 June, 2022
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Morocco
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Moroccans challenge 'protest ban' to condemn economic crisis

Basma El Atti
30 May, 2022
Sudan has been rocked by protests since last October's coup [Getty]
Sudan
MENA
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Sudan lifts state of emergency imposed since coup

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 May, 2022
Tunisia
MENA
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Tunisia president extends state of emergency to end of 2022

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 February, 2022
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Ethiopia
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US demands Ethiopia free detainees after lifting emergency

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 February, 2022
Egypt human rights
MENA
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Sisi accused of restricting rights with new Covid law

Thaer Mansour
30 November, 2021
In-depth Marwa
Egypt
Analysis
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Will lifting Egypt's state of emergency change anything?

Thaer Mansour
08 November, 2021
Sisi
state of emergency
MENA
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Egypt's Sisi extends state of emergency for seventeenth time

The New Arab Staff
25 April, 2021
Sudan protests [Getty]
Sudan
MENA
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Violent protests erupt across Sudan as food prices rise

The New Arab Staff
16 February, 2021
Casablanca
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MENA
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Morocco extends virus emergency for another month

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 December, 2020
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state of emergency
MENA
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Morocco extends health emergency amid rise in coronavirus cases

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 September, 2020
Sudan protests - getty
Sudan
MENA
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Sudan slams Western powers for rebuking state of emergency

The New Arab & agencies
28 February, 2019
Sudan protest just fall - AFP
Sudan
MENA
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Sudanese press suffers as Bashir intensifies crackdown on protests

The New Arab
26 February, 2019
Sudan protests - getty
Sudan
MENA
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Sudan protesters rally against President Bashir's 'state of emergency'

The New Arab & agencies
24 February, 2019
Tunisia protest - anadolu
Tunisia
MENA
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HRW urges Tunisia to drop state of emergency law

The New Arab
21 February, 2019
Turkey - Anadolu
Turkey
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Turkey state of emergency expires after two-year crackdown

The New Arab & agencies
18 July, 2018
Turkish armed forces patrol Syria's Manbij area
Turkey
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Erdogan decree dismisses tens of thousands of state employees

The New Arab & agencies
08 July, 2018