As African migrants are swept up in a widening crackdown, critics say President Kais Saied is openly mining a deep vein of discrimination and prejudice against dark-skinned people in Tunisia.
Tag: Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- )
Support for Tunisian President Slipping After Parliament Vote
Turnout was meager in two rounds of voting for a Parliament stripped of much of its power, with most political parties barred from the elections.
In a Hospital Ward, the Wounds of Tunisia’s Failed Democracy Don’t Heal
Tunisia’s road to democracy began with a self-immolation, and such cases have filled hospital burn wards ever since, as elected leaders failed to deliver on a promise of prosperity.
Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Influential Muslim Scholar, Dies at 96
Considered a moderate by some and an extremist by others, he backed political Islam, attacked Al Qaeda and dispensed advice in a TV show viewed by millions.
Economic Neglect and Political Instability Unraveled Tunisia’s Democracy
Tensions across the religious-secular fault lines in the country could not be reconciled, and freely elected leaders failed to deliver on the 2011 uprising’s cry for bread, freedom and dignity.
Tunisians Approve New Constitution That Undercuts Democracy
The charter, passed in a referendum, cements the almost absolute power that President Kais Saied seized over the past year, when he has ruled mostly by decree.
Tunisians Vote on Constitution That Could Threaten Their Democracy
The new charter would enshrine into law a vast expansion of executive power under President Kais Saied in the past year.
How We Counted Egypt’s Invisible Detainees
There was no public accounting of the prisoners in the black hole of Egypt’s indefinite pretrial detention. Until now.
Tunisia’s President, Kais Saied, Proposes New Constitution
The proposal, which will be put to a national referendum on July 25, would enshrine the significant steps he has taken over the past year to dismantle the North African nation’s young democracy.
Union Strike in Tunisia Challenges President’s Rule
The union that called the strike has become the most powerful opponent of President Kais Saied as he tries to concentrate power.