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Al Jazeera
Politics
Elizia Volkmann

Police arrest leading gay activist in crackdown on Tunisia rally

Tunisia is due to hold a referendum on the new constitution on July 25 [Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters]

Tunis, Tunisia – Police have arrested a leading gay rights campaigner in a violent pushback against young people during a rally against the upcoming referendum on the Tunisian president’s newly proposed constitution.

Police violently shoved protesters marching on Friday in a vocal but peaceful demonstration as they headed towards the Ministry of Interior in the centre of Tunis to demonstrate against President Kais Saied’s newly penned constitution and demand an end to the referendum process.

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