President Kais Saied\u2019s administration has cracked down on opponents.
Family members of seven imprisoned Tunisian opposition figures have taken their quest for justice to the International Criminal Court, announcing plans to ask the tribunal to investigate claims of political persecution and human rights violations by President Kais Saied’s administration.
“It’s sad to see,” said Yusra Ghannouchi, the daughter of the imprisoned 82-year-old opposition leader. Her father was on a three-day hunger strike earlier this week. The family members made a similar case to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights earlier this year and have also petitioned the US and the UK for sanctions against the Tunisian government.
The petition at the ICC is intended to draw further attention to Tunisia’s increasingly repressive political landscape since it revised the constitution in 2021, allowing Mr Saied to expand his powers, freeze out parliament and rule largely by decree. Mr Issa was recently released and placed under house arrest. More than 20 Saied opponents have languished in prison since February.
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