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Hanen Jebli

Hanen Jebli

Aug 21, 2022

A policeman sprays tear gas at protesters during a demonstration along Habib Bourguiba Avenue, against their president and the upcoming July 25 constitutional referendum, Tunis, Tunisia, July 22, 2022. — A policeman sprays tear gas at protesters during a demonstration along Habib Bourguiba Avenue, against their president and the upcoming July 25 constitutional referendum, Tunis, Tunisia, July 22, 2022. — Fethi Belaid/AFP via Getty Images

Tunisian police stand guard outside the parliament, Tunis, Tunisia, July 27, 2021.

Tunisian president tries to reassure those who fear for democracy

Mohamed Ali Ltifi

Mohamed Ali Ltifi

Protesters blocking a street gesture as Tunisian security forces fire tear gas in the Sidi Hassine suburb on the northwestern outskirts of Tunis on June 12, 2021, amid outrage against policing practices following the death of a youth.

Protests erupt after Tunisia police beat, strip, drag young boy during arrest

Hanen Jebli

Tunisian citizens and lawyers leave the court of the governorate of Ariana after the announcement of a strike by judges, following the dissolution of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary by President Kais Saied, Feb. 9, 2022.

Tunisian president targets judiciary, dismisses dozens of judges

Mohamed Ali Ltifi

Mohamed Ali Ltifi

The Tunisian army barricades the parliament building in the capital, Tunis, on July 26, 2021.

Is Tunisia’s fragile democracy under threat?

Mohamed Ali Ltifi

Mohamed Ali Ltifi