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Tunisia: President Saied under pressure to restore Supreme Judicial CouncilF

Western envoys to Tunisia and the UN rights chief urged President Kais Saied on Tuesday to restore a key judicial watchdog, warning that scrapping it threatens the rule of law. Saied dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council (CSM) on Sunday, months after sacking the...
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Tunisia: Police surround judicial watchdog, prevent access to buildingF

Tunisian police on Monday blocked access to the country's top judicial watchdog in a move its chief slammed as "illegal", two days after President Kais Saied dissolved the body. The United States, for its part, said it was "deeply concerned" by Saied's action....
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Tunisia: Growing fear that Tunisia may be sliding towards autocracyF

Opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied have condemned his "illegal" decision to dissolve the country's top judicial watchdog, a move experts warned Monday is part of a slide towards autocracy. Tunisia had been lauded as a rare democratic success story following...
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Tunisia rescues 163 migrants off coast of SfaxF

The Tunisian navy has rescued 163 would-be migrants, including women and children, off the country's east coast, the defence ministry said on Sunday. "As part of a joint operation with the coastguard, a naval unit rescued Saturday 163 illegal migrants," the ministry...
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