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Amnesty International reacted against the decision of the Tunisian government which requires presentation of vaccination passport before accessing administrations, public and private establishments, schools and universities as well as spaces reserved for leisure, cultural and sports activities and places of worship. In order to speed up the vaccination campaign in …

Tunisian President Kais Saied, in a speech on national television, announced that parliament would remain suspended until new elections are held in a year, the BBC reports. Mr Saied also laid out plans for a referendum on the constitution next year. Ever since he froze parliament and dismissed the then …

The European Union has urged the Tunisian President Kaïs Saied to restore democratic order in the country and reopen parliament. During a parliamentary session, European Union’s foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell told EU lawmakers that the Tunisian parliament “cannot stay closed indefinitely”. “It is crucial for the future of the …

The former provisional president of the Republic of Tunisia, Moncef Marzouki reacted on Thursday evening to the withdrawal of his diplomatic passport, decided the same day by Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed. “I am not at all surprised by the measures announced by the coup regime against me,” said Marzouki, in …

More than two months after the sacking of the previous government, the Tunisian president Kais Saied has named Najla Bouden, a geologist as the new prime minister. Mr Saied urged Najla Bouden the country’s first female Prime Minister to form a government swiftly. The president suspended parliament in July and …

Four political parties in Tunisia have denounced the the seizure of all powers by president Kaïs Saied and asked for the reversion of his recent decision. One of the parties has warned that the president’s actions risked a slide into violence or even civil war. President Kaïs Saied was accused …

A major security device was deployed this Sunday in the Tunisian capital, in anticipation of the organization of two demonstrations. The first is held in protest against the exceptional measures of President Kaïs Saïed, while the second supports his approach. According to information from the Anadolu agency, the anti-Saïed demonstration …

Lawyers of the Tunisian MP and critic of the president, Yassine Ayari have announced that their client is due to begin a hunger strike to protest against his detention. Yassine Ayari who suffers from ulcers according to his lawyers, started this hunger strike in order to protest against “a civilian …