On Thursday, the Tunisian authorities announced their rejection of a request made by the opposition "National Salvation Front" to organize a march next Sunday, citing "suspicions of conspiracy against state security" by some leaders of the Salvation Front.
On Thursday, the Tunisian authorities announced their rejection of a request made by the opposition "National Salvation Front" to organize a march next Sunday.
This came according to a statement issued by the state of Tunisia, which it published on its official Facebook account.
The state stated that its refusal of the request "comes against the backdrop of suspicions of conspiracy against state security by some leaders of the Salvation Front."
On May 31, 2022, the Salvation Front was established and includes 5 parties: Ennahda, the Heart of Tunisia, the Dignity Coalition, the Tunisian Movement of Will and Hope, in addition to the Citizens Against the Coup campaign.
Earlier, the "Salvation Front" announced on its official Facebook account that it intends to organize a march on Sunday, starting from "Republic Square" towards Habib Bourguiba Street in the center of the capital, Tunis.
She stated that the march came to denounce "the recent arrests of a number of its leaders" and to denounce what it considered "grave violations of public and individual freedoms."
The front says that 3 of its leaders, Jawhar bin Mubarak, Shaimaa Issa and Rida Belhaj, are arrested for "political reasons".
Since February 11, Tunisia has witnessed a campaign of arrests that included politicians, media figures, activists, judges, and businessmen.
Tunisian President Kais Saied accused some of the detainees of "conspiring against state security and being behind the crises of goods distribution and high prices.
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