Kais Saied

The No Kings Coalition is demanding an explanation, writing, quote, "Restricting communications about voting in the middle of an election is unacceptable," they said.

In Tunisia, thousands marched in the capital Tunis Saturday in the biggest protest against President Kais Saied in years.

The march was led by the powerful Tunisian General Labor Union with opposition parties and civil society groups.

Protesters demanded the release of jailed critics and accused Saied of crushing dissent since he consolidated power in 2021 when he dissolved parliament, fired dozens of judges, and began ruling by decree.

That's Free Iran's Political Prisoners Now organizers Larry Felson and Dolly Veile.

In Tunisia, thousands of people have marched through the streets of the capital to protest against President Kais Saied, poor living conditions, and restrictions on political freedoms.

The latest demonstration in Tunis today was led by the Tunisian General Labor Union, along with opposition parties and civil society organizations.

The protest, the largest against Saied in years, brought together political opponents whose longstanding divisions have weakened their ability to challenge his rule.

Tunisia, which briefly produced a democratic constitution after the Arab Spring with significant contributions from the Islamist Ennahda Party, is another hopeful but now tragic case.

Tunisia's democracy began unraveling when President Kais Saied consolidated power in twenty twenty-one, effectively ending the democratic experiment.

It reminds us that democratic institutions are fragile, that consolidating democracy requires sustained political will and institutional investment, and that setbacks are real even after initial progress.

Some of the most transformative social movements in modern history have been driven by or significantly shaped by religious faith.

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There is also some speculation that Tunisian President Kais Saied's appointment of a female prime minister may have been a way to calm critics who say he's overreaching his power in the Arab Spring's only remaining democracy.

Before Najla Bouden Ramadan's appointment, Saied had already suspended parliament, seized power, and fired the previous prime minister, and because Ramadan doesn't have a lot of political experience, her trajectory could be challenging.

But she is already making history as the first female prime minister in the Arab world.

Muli concluded by urging the public to foster a culture of respect and kindness, emphasizing that self-confidence should be accessible to women at every stage of life without fear of ridicule.

On global update, Tunisian President Kais Saied has softened uncontroversial cybercrime decree, widely criticized by human rights organization and press freedom advocate, removing mandatory prison centers for first-time offenses involving the dissemination of fake news.

The amendment to Decree fifty-four, published on the country's official Gazette following a cabinet meeting chaired by President Saied, replaces initial prison terms of up to five years with financial penalties ranging from ten thousand to twenty thousand Tunisian dinars.

For first-time offenders under the Provision twenty twenty-two framework, individuals accused of spreading false information or rumors face up to five years in jail, a penalty that doubled to ten years if the targeted individual was a public official.