Human Rights Watch Urges Tunisia to End Repression Under Kais Saied, Release Dozens Jailed Since July 25, 2021

Human Rights Watch has called on Tunisia's international partners to urge the government to end its campaign of repression. The organization highlighted that since President Kais Saied's takeover of state institutions on July 25, 2021, the Tunisian authorities have intensified their repression of dissent, making arbitrary detention a central aspect of their repressive policies. Human Rights Watch reported that dozens of critics have been jailed on politically motivated charges as part of a broader crackdown on dissent. The organization demands the immediate release of all arbitrarily detained individuals and cessation of prosecutions against dissenters.