Tunisia Authorities Undermine Election Integrity

Beirut — Last Minute Electoral Law Changes, Mass Arrests

Tunisian authorities have undermined the integrity of the October 6, 2024 presidential election by amending the electoral law just days beforehand, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities excluded or arrested opposition candidates, and took arbitrary measures against political opponents, independent media, and civil society.

On September 27, Tunisia’s Assembly of the Representatives of the People passed a new law that stripped the…