Reports indicate that an opposition gathering that was scheduled to take place on Sunday has been outlawed by Tunisia’s President Kais Saied.
There are allegations of crimes against the state against members of the opposition coalition that initiated it.
The coalition’s request for the march “was not authorised as some of its officials are accused of planning against state security,” a Tunisian official stated.
Several prominent individuals, including opponents and detractors of President Kais Saied, have been detained in a wave of arrests by the authorities over the course of the past month.
Two prominent Ennahda officials, Sadok Chourou and Habib Ellouz, were detained by authorities on Thursday.
The party said the arrests were meant to “terrorise the opposition” and called on Tunisians to join the upcoming rallies.
The nation has been experiencing a worsening political and economic crisis, which has sparked protests from Tunisians fed up with the economy and Saied’s near-total control.
In order to rewrite Tunisia’s constitution, Saied shut down the parliament in 2021 and transitioned to a dictatorship by decree.