"opposition bench"

#13065321

6 December 2025

A demonstrator shouts slogans while raising a placard featuring the portrait of imprisoned lawyer and former judge, Ahmed Souab, during a mass march that brings together thousands of supporters of opposition parties across the political spectrum, human rights and civil society activists, and ordinary Tunisians, in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 6, 2025, to protest under the banner ''Opposition Is Not A Crime.'' They decry what they call a growing crackdown on President Kais Saied's critics and opposition parties, as well as on civil liberties, individual rights, freedom of expression, and press freedom. Participants denounce what they describe as an increasingly authoritarian and dictatorial one-man rule by the Tunisian president. The crowd expresses solidarity with opposition figures imprisoned in connection with the case known as the ''conspiracy against state security,'' demanding their release. Under President Kais Saied's rule since 2021, Tunisia sees the dissolution of parliament, the dismissal of the government, the adoption of a new constitution, the dismissal of dozens of judges, the arrest of political opponents, critics, and journalists, while the activities of dozens of organizations are suspended.

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#13065421

6 December 2025

A demonstrator holds up a placard reading in Arabic ''men and women of my country are in the prisons of tyranny'' during a mass march that brings together thousands of supporters of opposition parties across the political spectrum, human rights and civil society activists, and ordinary Tunisians, in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 6, 2025, to protest under the banner ''Opposition Is Not A Crime.'' They decry what they call a growing crackdown on President Kais Saied's critics and opposition parties, as well as on civil liberties, individual rights, freedom of expression, and press freedom. Participants denounce what they describe as an increasingly authoritarian and dictatorial one-man rule by the Tunisian president. The crowd expresses solidarity with opposition figures imprisoned in connection with the case known as the ''conspiracy against state security,'' demanding their release. Under President Kais Saied's rule since 2021, Tunisia sees the dissolution of parliament, the dismissal of the government, the adoption of a new constitution, the dismissal of dozens of judges, and the arrest of political opponents, critics, and journalists, while the activities of dozens of organizations are suspended.

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#13065325

6 December 2025

Demonstrators raise large banners featuring portraits of imprisoned prominent opposition figures, including Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, during a mass march that brings together thousands of supporters of opposition parties across the political spectrum, human rights and civil society activists, and ordinary Tunisians in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 6, 2025, to protest under the banner ''Opposition Is Not A Crime.'' They decry what they call a growing crackdown on President Kais Saied's critics and opposition parties, as well as on civil liberties, individual rights, freedom of expression, and press freedom. Participants denounce what they describe as an increasingly authoritarian and dictatorial one-man rule by the Tunisian president. The crowd expresses solidarity with opposition figures imprisoned in connection with the case known as the ''conspiracy against state security,'' demanding their release. Under President Kais Saied's rule since 2021, Tunisia sees the dissolution of parliament, the dismissal of the government, the adoption of a new constitution, the dismissal of dozens of judges, and the arrest of political opponents, critics, and journalists, while the activities of dozens of organizations are suspended.

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#13035675

28 November 2025

A sheet reads 'Lawyer' on a bench inside the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse before the hearings. A rare hearing takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse: plaintiffs against the A69 are joined by the SAF (Union of French Lawyers) to request the recusal of two judges of the panel who participated in a ruling reauthorizing the continuation of works on the planned A69 highway. Plaintiffs have already asked these judges to recuse themselves, and they refused. Plaintiffs go to the Administrative Court of Appeal, stating that these judges must be recused to protect the confidence of French citizens in the administrative courts and the entire judicial system. Lawyers also plead for the impartiality of justice. More than a dozen lawyers are present as this is a very rare case in the French justice system. According to custom, if a judge has already judged a case, he recuses himself if the same case goes to court again. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free'), opponents want the construction of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the content are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers. This takes place in Toulouse, France, on November 28, 2025.

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#12668191

23 August 2025

Manager Andy Whing of Barrow argues with the opposition bench during the Sky Bet League 2 match between Colchester United and Barrow at the Weston Homes Community Stadium in Colchester, England, on August 23, 2025.

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#12260033

13 April 2025

A man and a woman sit on a bench on the Krakowskie Przedmiescie street with a Polish flag after the government opposition march in Warsaw, Poland on 12 April, 2025.

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#12102545

28 February 2025

Two young Ukrainian women sit with Ukrainian flags on their shoulders on a bench in the city center of Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, on February 24, 2025

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#12016640

4 February 2025

Luca De Meo, CEO of the Renault Group, is in the Economic Affairs Committee of the French Parliament in Paris, France, on February 4, 2025.

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#12016643

4 February 2025

Luca De Meo, CEO of the Renault Group, is in the Economic Affairs Committee of the French Parliament in Paris, France, on February 4, 2025.

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#12016645

4 February 2025

Luca De Meo, CEO of the Renault Group, is in the Economic Affairs Committee of the French Parliament in Paris, France, on February 4, 2025.

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#12016647

4 February 2025

Luca De Meo, CEO of the Renault Group, is in the Economic Affairs Committee of the French Parliament in Paris, France, on February 4, 2025.

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#12016649

4 February 2025

Luca De Meo, CEO of the Renault Group, is in the Economic Affairs Committee of the French Parliament in Paris, France, on February 4, 2025.

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#12016651

4 February 2025

Luca De Meo, CEO of the Renault Group, is in the Economic Affairs Committee of the French Parliament in Paris, France, on February 4, 2025.

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4 February 2025

Luca De Meo, CEO of the Renault Group, is in the Economic Affairs Committee of the French Parliament in Paris, France, on February 4, 2025.

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#11817378

28 November 2024

Ugo Bernalicis, deputy of La France Insoumise, participates in parliament during the debate on the repeal of the pension reform in Paris, France, on November 28, 2024.

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#11817382

28 November 2024

Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet, Minister for Labour and Employment, is in parliament during the debate on the repeal of the pension reform in Paris, France, on November 28, 2024.

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