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September 20, 2021

Tunisian Protesters Decry "Autocracy" of President Kais Saied, Who Suspended Parliament
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In Tunisia, protesters took to the streets in the first major
demonstration since President Kais Saied ousted the prime minister and
suspended parliament in July, assuming executive authority. Protesters
are demanding democratic rule in Tunisia, which was the birthplace of
the Arab Spring one decade ago.

Abdelnnaser Bou Abid: "We followed a revolutionary path for 10 years, in
which there were negatives and positives. But what happened on July 25th
took us back 50 years to autocracy."



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