TUNIS: Hundreds of Tunisians protested in the capital Tunis on Saturday against President Kais Saied, accusing him of undermining freedoms and presiding over a worsening economic and social crisis.
The protest was held under the slogan: “The people are hungry and prisons are full.”
Demonstrators called for an end to one-man rule and carried banners denouncing arrests of politicians, journalists and civil societyfigures, amid concerns of a widening crackdown on dissent.
Protesters also criticized what they said was Saied’s failure to tackle the economic crisis, while using the judiciary and police to silence critics.
Tunisia is facing acute economic strain, with sluggish growth, soaring prices, shortages of medicines and some food, financing pressures, and deteriorating public services.
