TUNIS, Jan 15 — Tunisian police used tear gas and water cannons yesterday to disperse hundreds of demonstrators protesting against President Kais Saied’s July power grab, and arrested dozens after they rallied in defiance of a ban on gatherings.
AFP reporters saw over 1,000 protesters gathered on Mohamed V Avenue, but they were prevented from reaching the iconic Habib Bourguiba Avenue, epicentre of the vast protests that toppled Ben Ali in 2011. He has since virtually ruled by decree, to the outrage of his opponents, including the powerful Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party.But for his critics, both in Ennahdha and on the left, they foreshadowed a possible return to the same kind of autocratic practices that were common under Ben Ali.
Ennahdha supporters have compared Saied to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, whose crackdown on Islamist demonstrators in 2013 left hundreds dead. Amnesty International said the restrictions “effectively impose a blanket ban on public demonstrations, and thus impede people’s rights to free expression and peaceful assembly”.
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