Thousands of Tunisians gathered on Saturday in the capital to protest against the jailing of government critics, the curtailing of liberties and economic conditions in the North African country.
At least 2,000 people, including activists and political party members, marched for more than two hours through Tunis to demonstrate “against injustices” at a rally organised by the committee defending jailed lawyer Ahmed Souab, AFP journalists and witnesses said.
The protest — one of the largest in recent months — made symbolic stops in front of the headquarters of the Tunisian Chemical Group, which has been accused of releasing harmful pollutants in the southern city of Gabes, and outside the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT).
The union last month denounced what it branded an “unprecedented rise in threats” to press freedom in Tunisia.