Tunisia: Arbitrary Detention Crushes Dissent

Dozens of Critics Behind Bars on Abusive Charges

• The Tunisian government has turned arbitrary detention into a cornerstone of its repressive policy, aimed at depriving people of their civil and political rights.
• Following President Kais Saied’s takeover of Tunisia’s state institutions on July 25, 2021, the authorities have dramatically intensified their repression of dissent.
• Tunisian authorities should immediately release all those arbitrarily detained and stop prosecuting people for exercising…