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Tunisia had requested a three-year $4 billion loan "to help stabilise its balance of payments position after its current account deficit widened to 7.1 percent of GDP last year." [ 22 ] Amnesty International asked the government to "publicly commit to respecting and protecting human rights, including the rights to freedom of expression ...
On 7 October, the ISIE announced the results, Kais Saied was re-elected president of Tunisia with 90.69% but on a turnout of 28.8%, the lowest since 2011, with Ayachi Zammel winning 7.3% and Zouhair Maghzaoui winning 1.9%. [110]
The 2021 Tunisian protests were a series of protests that started on 15 January 2021.Thousand of people rioted in cities and towns across Tunisia, which saw looting and arson as well as mass deployment of police and army in several cities and the arrest of hundreds of demonstrators.
The leader of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party was sentenced to 15 months in prison for supporting terrorism and inciting hatred in the North African country, once seen as a model for democracy ...
9 August - 2023 Tunisia migrant boat disasters: Forty-one people are killed when a boat carrying 45 migrants from Sfax, Tunisia, capsizes and sinks in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy. [9] 14 August - Five people are killed and seven others missing after a boat carrying 35 migrants from Sfax, sinks in the Mediterranean ...
9 August – Firas Katoussi wins a gold medal in Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics, becoming Tunisia's first Olympic champion in Taekwondo. [ 11 ] 25 August – President Saied replaces 19 ministers and three state secretaries as part of a cabinet reshuffle.
In September 2022, the Tunisian president Kais Saied signed Decree Law 54, which purported to combat "false information and rumours" on the Internet.Article 24 of the decree gives up to five years imprisonment and a fine of up to 50,000 dinar for anyone found to be spreading such information.
Relations with Libya soured after the riots, with the Tunisian government implying that Libya had been involved in stirring up the trouble. Libya denied any involvement. [19] As the price of oil continued to drop, thousands of workers from Libya and other oil states returned to Tunisia, further weakening the economy. [20]