Human Rights Watch says arbitrary detention used to crush dissent in Tunisia – Middle East Monitor

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on the arbitrary detention practices in Tunisia, calling for the government to cease its crackdown on dissent and release all detainees amid trials of opposition figures on conspiracy charges. The report highlighted concerns over President Kais Saied’s authoritarian rule since dissolving parliament in 2021, with arrest campaigns targeting political leaders, journalists, and activists, undermining the democratic gains from the 2011 Arab Spring. Saied labeled the accused as “traitors and terrorists,” while opposition leaders described his actions as a coup, claiming that Tunisia has reverted to an era of political prisoners.

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