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Thousands of Tunisians protest against president

Thousands of Tunisians protest against president

TAREK AMARA SEVERAL thousand demonstrators have rallied in the Tunisian capital to protest against President Kais Saied's seizure of power, calling on him to step down in the biggest show of public anger since his intervention. Saied this week brushed aside much of the 2014 constitution, giving himself power to rule by decree two months after he sacked the prime minister, suspended parliament and assumed executive authority. "The people want the fall of the coup," chanted the crowd on Tunis's Habib Bourguiba Avenue, a focal point of the demonstrations that ended the rule of former President Zine El Abidine Ben…
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Violent protests continue in Tunisia

Violent protests continue in Tunisia

VIOLENT protests erupted in the streets of Tunisia's capital again at the weekend, adding to the pressure on Prime Minister's Hichem Mechichi's government to crack down on police abuses. The clashes occurred in the Sejoumi neighbourhood of Tunis and followed protests earlier in the day in the center of the city during which protesters threw chairs and stones at the police who responded by kicking and hitting them with sticks. The release of a video this week of police stripping and beating a young man triggered widespread anger in the country and raised doubts about the credibility of police reforms…
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