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Tunisian Government Crackdown Sparks Protests

  • Tunisian authorities arrest lawyer Sonia Dahmani and journalists Borhen Bssais and Mourad Zeghidi amid criticism of presidential policies.
  • Arrests captured live, intensifying concerns over freedom of expression and legal rights in Tunisia.

 

The arrest of prominent Tunisian lawyer Sonia Dahmani and two journalists, captured live on camera, has signalled a further clampdown on dissent by Presidential Kais Saied, and sparked protests in the north African country.

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