Tunisian Civil Society Fears Plan To Limit Foreign Funding

Trade unionists shout slogans as they take to the streets of Tunis to protest against proposed legislation that will grant the government sweeping powers over NGOs (Credit: AFP)

Tunisian civil society groups fear the government is planning to starve them of foreign funding under the pretext of fighting money laundering and terrorism.

President Kais Saied, who launched a sweeping power grab in 2021 and rules by decree, has accused many non-government organisations of serving "foreign agendas".