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Tunisia protest marks two years since president’s power grab

People lift placards demanding the release of political prisoners during an anti-government demonstration organised by the opposition National Salvation Front coalition in Tunis on July 25, 2023 [Yassine mahjoub/AFP]

About 300 protesters have rallied in Tunis to mark the second anniversary of President Kais Saied’s adoption of sweeping powers and to demand the release of 20 detained opposition figures.

“Down with the coup. Freedom for all the prisoners,” the protesters chanted as they gathered in the heart of the capital on Tuesday, braving temperatures that topped 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in response to a call by the main opposition coalition, the National Salvation Front.

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