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Tunisia judges strike after mass sackings, Saied ‘interference’

Demonstrators hold Tunisian national flags during a protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied's seizure of governing powers [File: Zoubeir Souissi/ Reuters]

Tunisian judges have launched a week-long strike in protest at President Kais Saied’s “interference” in the judiciary, days after he sacked 57 of their colleagues, accusing them of corruption and protecting “terrorists”.

The strike, which began on Monday, is the latest in a series of escalating moves by Tunisia’s politicians, institutions and civil society as the country’s political crisis deepens.

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