London, England – Tunisia’s intensifying crackdown on opposition leaders and critics imperils society and risks the return of autocracy, years after demonstrations in the North African country were credited with setting off a revolutionary chain reaction across the region, a group of experts, activists and relatives of those detained have warned.
On Monday, Rached Ghannouchi, the Ennahdha president who was arrested in April, was sentenced in absentia after being found guilty of incitement.
