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Tunisia’s Lawyers Stage Court Protest Amid Expanding General Strike Actions
The President of the Tunisian Bar Association, Boubaker Bethabet (center), holds a press conference in Tunis, Tunisia, on May 19, 2026. The press conference follows a rally by Tunisian lawyers in the courthouse courtyard. It coincides with a regional in-person general strike organized by the National Bar Association of Tunisia, which is part of a series of planned strike actions across several Tunisian courts over multiple days. The National Bar Association of Tunisia states that the general strike aims to support the legal profession, protect the public justice system, and ensure fair trial guarantees in Tunisia. A nationwide in-person general strike across all Tunisian courts is announced for June 18, 2026. (Photo by Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto)
