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Tunisian police disperse protesters with pepper spray and sticks

A police officer sprays on demonstrators during a protest organized by Tunisian civil society groups against the upcoming President Kais Saied's referendum on a new constitution in Tunis, Tunisia July 22, 2022. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisian police used pepper spray and sticks on Friday to disperse dozens of protesters who were trying to march towards the Interior Ministry during a demonstration against a draft constitution expanding presidential powers.

The protesters, including leaders in political parties and civil society organisations, chanted "No to a dictator's constitution" and "Freedom, freedom... end the police state" as they gathered on the central Habib Bourguiba Avenue.

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