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14 December 2025

A demonstrator raises his fist during the annual ''Rights and Freedoms'' march organized by the Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights (French: LTDH) to mark the 77th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, also known as Human Rights Day, in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 13, 2025. The march, held under the slogan ''Fetters Will Break Open,'' brings together demonstrators from political parties, civil society groups, and human rights organizations, denouncing what they describe as escalating repression of dissidents and critics under Tunisian President Kais Saied. Participants protest the crackdown on freedoms and human rights, including restrictions on free speech and press freedom.

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14 December 2025

A young demonstrator raises his fist while shouting slogans through a megaphone during the annual ''Rights and Freedoms'' march organized by the Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights (French: LTDH) to mark the 77th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, also known as Human Rights Day, in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 13, 2025. The march, held under the slogan ''Fetters Will Break Open,'' brings together demonstrators from political parties, civil society groups, and human rights organizations, denouncing what they describe as escalating repression of dissidents and critics under Tunisian President Kais Saied. Participants protest the crackdown on freedoms and human rights, including restrictions on free speech and press freedom.

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14 December 2025

Demonstrators hold up a sign reading in Arabic ''work, freedom, national dignity'' during the annual ''Rights and Freedoms'' march organized by the Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights (French: LTDH) to mark the 77th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, also known as Human Rights Day, in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 13, 2025. The march, held under the slogan ''Fetters Will Break Open,'' brings together demonstrators from political parties, civil society groups, and human rights organizations, denouncing what they describe as escalating repression of dissidents and critics under Tunisian President Kais Saied. Participants protest the crackdown on freedoms and human rights, including restrictions on free speech and press freedom.

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30 November 2025

A feminist activist raises her fists as others raise a sign reading in Arabic ''equal pay for equal work'' while shouting slogans during a march organized by feminist groups, including the Tunisian Association of the Democratic Women (ATFD), in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 29, 2025. The demonstration brings together hundreds of human rights defenders, feminist activists, opposition parties, civil society members, and ordinary Tunisians. They denounce what protesters describe as a growing crackdown on freedoms, criminalization of civil society, and restrictions on public space imposed by Tunisian authorities. Participants also condemn the suspension of the activities of dozens of associations and organizations, as well as the rising gender-based violence. They show solidarity with opposition figures recently sentenced on appeal in the ''conspiracy against state security'' case.

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22 November 2025

A young protester raises his fist as another holds up the Tunisian flag during a mass rally organized under the slogan ''March Against Injustice'' in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 22, 2025. Organized by the support committee for imprisoned former judge and lawyer Ahmed Souab, the protest denounces President Kais Saied's policies. The demonstration brings together opposition political parties from across the spectrum along with Gen Z activists, human rights groups, and civil society members dressed in black, denouncing what participants describe as President Saied's authoritarian and repressive rule. The Tunisian opposition, joined by local and international human rights groups, demands the release of political prisoners and condemns what they view as an assault on democracy, citing the erosion of institutions through an escalating crackdown on dissent, judicial independence, press freedom, and human rights. They warn that Saied's rule drives a broader democratic backslide.

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22 November 2025

A young protester raises her fist as another holds up a sign reading in Arabic, ''the snitching judiciary is afraid of the files,'' during a mass rally organized under the slogan ''March Against Injustice'' in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 22, 2025. Organized by the support committee for imprisoned former judge and lawyer Ahmed Souab, the protest denounces President Kais Saied's policies. The demonstration brings together opposition political parties from across the spectrum along with Gen Z activists, human rights groups, and civil society members dressed in black. It denounces what participants describe as President Saied's authoritarian and repressive rule. The Tunisian opposition, joined by local and international human rights groups, demands the release of political prisoners and condemns what they view as an assault on democracy, citing the erosion of institutions through an escalating crackdown on dissent, judicial independence, press freedom, and human rights. They warn that Saied's rule drives a broader democratic backslide.

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14 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND - AUGUST 11: An activist holds a cross adorned with a sticker reading 'We Support Farmers' as supporters of Poland's newly elected President Karol Nawrocki gather outside the Presidential Palace. Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrives for his first face-to-face meeting with the president in Warsaw, Poland, on August 11, 2025.

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14 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND - AUGUST 14: Supporters of Poland's newly elected President Karol Nawrocki stand outside the Presidential Palace holding anti-Prime Minister placards, as PM Donald Tusk arrives for his first face-to-face meeting with the president, in Warsaw, Mazovian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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14 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND - AUGUST 14: Supporters of Poland's newly elected President Karol Nawrocki stand outside the Presidential Palace holding anti-Prime Minister placards, as PM Donald Tusk arrives for his first face-to-face meeting with the president, in Warsaw, Mazovian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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14 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND - AUGUST 14: Supporters of Poland's newly elected President Karol Nawrocki, along with passers-by, gather outside the Presidential Palace holding anti-Prime Minister placards as Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrives for his first face-to-face meeting with the president in Warsaw, Mazovian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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14 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND - AUGUST 14: Supporters of Poland's newly elected President Karol Nawrocki stand outside the Presidential Palace holding anti-Prime Minister placards, as PM Donald Tusk arrives for his first face-to-face meeting with the president, in Warsaw, Mazovian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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24 May 2025

A plastic basket used by families to bring food to their loved ones in prison is seen during a symbolic visiting room organized by the family of lawyer and former judge Ahmed Souab to support him, in Tunis, Tunisia, on May 23, 2025. The event brings together dozens of activists, artists, civil society members, journalists, and representatives of human rights organizations who come to show their solidarity. Ahmed Souab, known for his opposition to Tunisian President Kais Saied, is detained on terrorism charges after publicly denouncing the severity of the sentences handed down in the so-called ''conspiracy against state security'' case. He is part of the legal team defending several prominent political figures who are sentenced to lengthy prison terms in the same case at the first instance.

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24 May 2025

Messages of hope and support for Ahmed Souab are written by people on a white cloth during a symbolic visiting room organized by the family of lawyer and former judge Ahmed Souab to support him in Tunis, Tunisia, on May 23, 2025. The event brings together dozens of activists, artists, civil society members, journalists, and representatives of human rights organizations who come to show their solidarity. Ahmed Souab, known for his opposition to Tunisian President Kais Saied, is detained on terrorism charges after publicly denouncing the severity of the sentences handed down in the so-called ''conspiracy against state security'' case. He is part of the legal team defending several prominent political figures who are sentenced to lengthy prison terms in the same case at the first instance.

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24 May 2025

Activists write messages of hope and support for Ahmed Souab on a white cloth during a symbolic visiting room organized by the family of lawyer and former judge Ahmed Souab to support him in Tunis, Tunisia, on May 23, 2025. The event brings together dozens of activists, artists, civil society members, journalists, and representatives of human rights organizations who show their solidarity. Ahmed Souab, known for his opposition to Tunisian President Kais Saied, is detained on terrorism charges after publicly denouncing the severity of the sentences handed down in the so-called ''conspiracy against state security'' case. He is part of the legal team defending several prominent political figures who are sentenced to lengthy prison terms in the same case at the first instance.

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24 May 2025

Activists write messages of hope and support for Ahmed Souab on a white cloth during a symbolic visiting room organized by the family of lawyer and former judge Ahmed Souab to support him in Tunis, Tunisia, on May 23, 2025. The event brings together dozens of activists, artists, civil society members, journalists, and representatives of human rights organizations who show their solidarity. Ahmed Souab, known for his opposition to Tunisian President Kais Saied, is detained on terrorism charges after publicly denouncing the severity of the sentences handed down in the so-called ''conspiracy against state security'' case. He is part of the legal team defending several prominent political figures who are sentenced to lengthy prison terms in the same case at the first instance.

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24 May 2025

Ahmed Souab's son, Saeb Souab, poses for photos during a symbolic visiting room organized by the family of lawyer and former judge Ahmed Souab to support him in Tunis, Tunisia, on May 23, 2025. The event brings together dozens of activists, artists, civil society members, journalists, and representatives of human rights organizations who come to show their solidarity. Ahmed Souab, known for his opposition to Tunisian President Kais Saied, is detained on terrorism charges after publicly denouncing the severity of the sentences handed down in the so-called ''conspiracy against state security'' case. He is part of the legal team defending several prominent political figures who are sentenced to lengthy prison terms in the same case at the first instance.

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