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Mass Protest Against Crackdown On Freedoms And Economic Hardship In Tunis

A demonstrator holds a placard in Arabic reading: ''In six years, he has built nothing but a swimming pool,'' during a mass march in Tunis, Tunisia, on May 16, 2026. The march, held under the slogan ''The people are hungry, the prisons are full,'' takes place in popular neighborhoods and includes human rights activists and civil society groups. Participants protest against President Kais Saied's rule and his social and economic policies, and call for the release of political prisoners and critics of the president. (Photo by Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#13713472
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 Slogan Tunis Tunisia anger anti-government authoritarian rule autocracy caricature civil society crisis demonstration dissidents Resistance movement economic hardship freedoms human rights irony mocking opposition placards political opposition popular neighborhoods repression social hardship streets protest unrest Demonstrator Placard Arabic Tunisian President Kais Saied Mass March The People are Hungry the Prisons are Full May 16 2026 Human Rights Activists Civil Society Groups Protest Crackdown on Freedoms Social and Economic Hardship Political Prisoners Critics Chedly Ben Ibrahim NurPhoto