West looks away as Tunisia’s Saeid 'dismantles' democracy - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Amberin Zaman

Amberin Zaman

Feb 16, 2023

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) meets with Tunisian President Kais Saied (R). — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) meets with Tunisian President Kais Saied (R) during the US-Africa Leaders Summit, Washington, Dec. 14, 2022. — Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Tunisia's Speaker of the Parliament Rached Ghannouchi flashes the victory sign as he arrives for questioning at the judicial police headquarters in the capital Tunis, on April 1, 2022.

Tunisia’s Islamists under siege as Saied rolls back democracy

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Waving their national flag, Tunisians demonstrate against their president and demand the release of detaines opposed to Kais Saied's rule

Tunisians defy protest ban to demand release of Saied critics

Agence France-Presse

A picture shows the Tunisian parliament in Tunis on March 31, 2022.

Tunisia's future darkens with dissolution of parliament

Stephen Quillen

Stephen Quillen

Tunisian President Kais Saied meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit on December 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Summit brings together heads of state, government officials, business leaders, and civil society to strengthen ties between the U.S. and Africa. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Timeline: Kais Saied's crackdown in Tunisia, from suspending parliament to arresting Ghannouchi

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff