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Al Jazeera Staff

Lawmakers, rights groups urge US to condition aid to Tunisia

Critics say Tunisia risks sliding back to autocratic rule under Kais Saied, but the Tunisian president says recent moves are necessary 'reforms' to fight corruption [File: Fethi Belaid/Pool via Reuters]

Washington, DC – Lawmakers and rights groups in the United States are calling on the Biden administration to pressure Tunisian President Kais Saied to stop what they describe as the North African country’s “democratic backsliding”.

In a letter addressed to the top members of the US House of Representatives panel that allocates funds to the Department of State, US legislators have urged Washington to condition parts of the US’s security assistance package to Tunis.

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