Tunisia - December 2022

Continued crackdown on opposition as Tunisian judge orders opposition top official’s imprisonment

Ali Larayedh, former Prime Minister of Tunisia and vice-president of the popular opposition party Ennahda was detained over terrorism allegations days after legislative elections marked by record low turnout. Ennahda, the biggest party in Tunisia’s previous parliament, has called for his release and denounced the arrest as a political attack in efforts by President Kais Saied to marginalize the popular movement and divert the public’s attention from his political troubles. In addition, Ennahda’s supporters gathered outside the Justice Ministry to protest the arrest and demand that Larayedh be freed.

Sources: Reuters, North Africa Post, Al Monitor, AP News, Reuters