Tunisia “astonished” at UN criticism of human rights record

Tunisia has expressed “deep astonishment” after the United Nations (UN) accused it of political crackdowns, dismissing the criticism as inaccurate.

According to The New Arab on February 25^th, the UN human rights office condemned the “persecution of political opponents” in Tunisia, including arbitrary arrests, flawed trials and vague charges against opposition forces to President Kais Saied.

Dozens of political figures, including the head of the Islamist-inspired opposition party, Rached Ghannouchi, are currently being held in detention indefinitely with most facing charges of plotting “against state security.”

The New Arab