Tunisia - Fears for Human Rights After Presidential Power Grab

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  • President Kais Saied's suspension of parliament and threat to personally oversee prosecutions of parliamentarians is 'alarming'
  • Security services' raid on Al Jazeera's Tunis office heightens concerns
  • 'The hard-won freedoms and human rights gains of Tunisia's 2011 uprising are at risk' - Heba Morayef

Tunisian President Kais Saied should publicly commit to respecting and protecting human rights - including the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly - after he suspended parliament and assumed a range of judicial powers, said Amnesty International today.

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