Human Rights Watch says arbitrary detention used to crush dissent in Tunisia – Middle East Monitor

Human Rights Watch said, on Wednesday, arbitrary detention was being used to eliminate dissent in Tunisia and called on its government to halt the crackdown and free all detainees, amid a trial of prominent opposition figures on conspiracy charges, Reuters reports.

An HRW report reinforced opposition leaders’ concern over what they call the authoritarian rule of President Kais Saied since he dissolved parliament in 2021 and began ruling by decree, asserting…