Protests rise as Tunisia faces deepening repression

Tunisian authorities have jailed citizens for political expression, marking strict limits on speech, as reported by Maghrebi Week on August 11th.

Hence, protests are growing in frequency. Most notably on July 25th hundreds came showing their disapproval of President Kaid Saied. Security forces patrolled nearby, underscoring the clash between state power and public resistance.

“Tunisia has turned into an open-air prison …” said Saib Souab, son of an imprisoned lawyer critical of President Saied. Rights groups accuse Saied of silencing dissent, jailing rivals, and scapegoating minorities.

Despite arrests and intimidation, Tunisians flood the streets to reject repression, poverty, and isolation, seeing protest as their last means to demand dignity, justice, and change.

Maghrebi Week