Tunisia: Political and Non-Political Figures Call for Mass Demonstration On Friday, January 14

Tunis/Tunisia — Tunisian human rights defenders, political and non-political figures have called on their fellow citizens and all living forces to demonstrate massively on Friday, January 14, to defend "our freedom and our right to decide our fate", namely to live in "a democratic, pluralist and equitable Tunisia".

In a joint statement issued on Thursday, they urge Tunisians "who have defended the firm hopes and legitimate aspirations of different generations, over the past ten years and long before, for freedom and social justice" to participate in the demonstrations planned for Friday, January 14 "at Mohamed V Avenue and Habib Bourguiba Avenue.

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