Tunisia's activists decry civil society crackdown

Five years into Tunisian President Kais Saied’s increasingly authoritarian rule, rights groups warn that the country’s once vibrant civil society is being silenced.

[DW] Five years into the authoritarian rule of Tunisian President Kais Saied, Human Rights Watch and other activists warn that Tunisia's once vibrant civil society is in danger of being completely stifled.

Arrests, prosecutions and suspensions are putting growing pressure on Tunisia’s civil society, Human Rights Watch says.