Tunisia’s Descent into Dictatorship: International Scrutiny Urgently Needed

Tunisia, once a democracy, has fallen into the grip of a dictator. A recent mass trial of critics of President Kais Saied, resulting in appalling sentences of up to 66 years, marks a new low point in an ongoing authoritarian crackdown.

The trial offered a mockery of justice. Some 40 people faced broad charges of ‘plotting to destabilise Tunisia’ and ‘membership of a terrorist group’. Over half were tried in absentia, having fled a country where fair trials have been made impossible….