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Tunisia union rejects any formal dialogue over political reforms

Tunisia's powerful UGTT labour union rejected on Friday any formal dialogue over political reforms that marginalise political and social forces in the country and include "ready-made decisions", after President Kais Saied said the general trends towards a new constitution were clear.

Reuters · May 6, 2022

Tunisia to Form Committee to Write 'New Republic' Constitution

Tunisian President Kais Saied announced Sunday the formation of a committee to draft a constitution for a “New Republic”, saying it will conclude its work within a few days. In a televised speech, Saied added that the national dialogue on reforms will include four main organizations, referring to the General…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 2, 2022

Tunisia president unwilling to compromise as democracy fears grow

President Kais Saied rejects calls for dialogue with the opposition, a week after appointing a new election commission.

Al Jazeera · Apr 29, 2022

Tunisia releases journalist arrested for criticizing police

A Tunisian court on Friday freed a journalist who had been detained after she criticised police and the interior minister, her lawyer and the journalists' union said.

Reuters · Apr 15, 2022

Tunisia detains a journalist who criticized police, second reporter held in a month

A Tunisian court on Thursday detained a journalist who criticised police and the interior minister, the main journalism union said, denouncing a setback in freedom of expression since President Kais Saied seized executive power last summer.

Reuters · Apr 15, 2022

Tunisian Union Opposes Presidential Preconditions for National Dialogue

Tunisia's powerful UGTT union said on Wednesday that any national dialogue on proposed changes to the constitution must be without preconditions and not based on the results of public online consultations announced by President Kais Saied. The position of UGTT, which has more than a million members and can shut…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 13, 2022

Tunisian union opposes presidential preconditions for national dialogue

Tunisia's powerful UGTT union said on Wednesday that any national dialogue on proposed changes to the constitution must be without preconditions and not based on the results of public online consultations announced by President Kais Saied.

Reuters · Apr 13, 2022

Tunisian President Vows to End ‘Exceptional Phase’

Tunisian President Kais Saied has pledged to end the country's "current exceptional phase." Saied was speaking during his meeting with the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee members at Carthage Palace. On Monday, the delegation arrived in Tunis for consultations on the country's path towards political reforms and a return to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 13, 2022

Tunisians protesters accuse president of 'failed dictatorship'

Tunisians on Sunday protested against President Kais Saied, accusing him of imposing one-man rule in the North African country after he dissolved parliament last month.

Reuters · Apr 10, 2022

Tunisia to Compensate Revolution’s Dead, Wounded, Says President

Tunisian President Kais Saied announced compensation on Sunday for the families of those killed and wounded in the 2011 revolution that brought democracy to the country, Reuters reported. Saied last month dissolved parliament, imposing one-man rule after governing by decree since the summer.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 10, 2022