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Asharq Al-Awsat
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UN Condemns ‘Deepening Crackdown’ on Opposition in Tunisia

Supporters of Ennahdha movement stage a protest in front of the justice ministry to denounce the arrest one of its senior leader in Tunis, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi, File)

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced concern over the deepening crackdown in Tunisia against perceived political opponents, his Office, OHCHR, said Tuesday. 

“Türk expressed his concern over the deepening crackdown against perceived political opponents and civil society in Tunisia, including through measures taken by the authorities that continue to undermine the independence of the judiciary,” OHCHR spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said.

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