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Mass Protest Against Crackdown On Freedoms And Economic Hardship In Tunis

Demonstrators shout slogans while raising a placard reading, ''Mr President we believe you need an intervention'' during a mass march held under the slogan ''The people are hungry, the prisons are full'' through popular neighborhoods in Tunis, Tunisia, on May 16, 2026. The demonstration, which includes human rights activists and civil society groups, protests perceived restrictions on freedoms and social and economic challenges. Participants also express opposition to President Kais Saied's rule and his social and economic policies, calling for the release of political prisoners and critics of the president. (Photo by Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#13713464
Date Taken	16 May 2026
Location	N/A
Photographer	Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto
Category	Social Issue
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto

Medium Group of People Waist Up March May 2026 Tunis Tunisia anger anti-government authoritarian rule autocracy civil society crisis demonstration dissidents resistance movement economic hardship freedoms human rights intervention opposition political opposition popular neighborhoods repression social hardship streets protest unrest Demonstrators Slogans Placard Mass March Protest Human Rights Activists Civil Society Groups Crackdown on Freedoms President Kais Saied Political Prisoners Critics May 16 2026 Chedly Ben Ibrahim NurPhoto