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Tunisia arrests dozens of opposition members in pre-election crackdown

Police block the road in front of a protest denouncing the policies of President Saied outside the interior ministry in Tunis [Fethi Belaid/AFP]

At least 80 members of Tunisia’s largest opposition party Ennahdha have been arrested, party officials said, as thousands took to the streets to protest against President Kais Saied ahead of the presidential election.

As the campaign season formally begins on Saturday, opposition parties, politicians and human rights groups are accusing Saied’s administration of using “arbitrary restrictions” and intimidation to secure his re-election in the October 6 poll.

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