Hundreds Protest in Tunisia over President’s Escalating Crackdown on Freedoms 

Tunisians took to the streets of downtown Tunis on Saturday to protest what they described as President Kais Saied ’s increasingly authoritarian rule and demand the release of all jailed political prisoners. 
  
The rally, held under the banner “Against Injustice,” brought together families of political detainees and activists from different ideological backgrounds. 
   
The protest came as part of a broader surge in protests nationwide over political and economic turmoil under Saied’s rule. On Thursday, Tunisian journalists protested against the widening crackdown on the freedom of the press and the temporary suspension of several prominent civil society organizations. 
 
Protesters also called out Saied’s interference in the judiciary and accused him of using the police to target political opponents. 
  
Ayoub Amara, one of the organizers, told reporters on Saturday that the protest aimed to highlight the plight of those held in Tunisian prisons for their political opinions.  
 
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