![]() Despite the security cordon and the arrests of a number of persons who wanted to participate, we are strongly present here on this road towards Bardo," Al-Shuaibi added.įor his part, the member of the "Citizens against the Coup" initiative in Tunisia, Jawhar Bin Mubarak, told Anadolu Agency that "eight months have passed since the coup against democracy, and today is considered as an opportunity for Tunisians to express their rejection of Saied's policy of autocracy." "Today is a historic day for Tunisians, since they commemorate the 66th anniversary of Independence from the French colonisation (1881-1956). READ: Tunisia: President declares war on food speculation On the margins of the rally, Riad Al-Shuaibi, political adviser to the Head of the Ennahda Movement, stated to Anadolu Agency: "Today's action is a continuation of the struggle to end the coup and to return Tunisia to the democratic path." Likewise, the authorities forced metro cars not to stop at the stations that exist on the path of the rally. Meanwhile, the Tunisian authorities imposed a ban on cars from passing through "20 March" Street, which leads to the House of Peoples' Representatives (Parliament) in Bardo suburb (the path of the rally). The demonstrators, who headed from the "Bab Saadoun" suburb in Tunis towards Bardo Square (the Parliament Building), raised slogans including "Down with the coup", "Freedoms, freedoms, the police state has ended", "The judiciary is independent and justice is the solution" and "Stepping down of the President is a duty." The road map includes holding early presidential and legislative elections in the second half of 2022. "Citizens against the Coup" is a popular initiative, that issued a proposal for a road map to end the political crisis in Tunisia. This demonstration came as a response to a call launched by the "Citizens against the Coup" campaign, according to Anadolu Agency. In the Tunisian capital, thousands of Tunisians have demonstrated on Sunday 20 March, 2022, to commemorate the 66th anniversary of Independence, and to call for overthrowing of what they call "the coup". Israel to impose West Bank, Gaza crossing closures during Jewish holiday Harry interviewed by Jewish Holocaust survivor smeared as 'anti-Semitic' Saudis donate over $126m for quake victims in Turkiye, Syria Turkiye Competition Board fines Elon Musk over Twitter takeover Israel Ben-Gvir orders demolition of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem during Ramadan ![]() Jordan King warns US that West Bank violence will lead to regional instability Israel advances bill enabling Netanyahu to keep donation to fight corruption case Iraq starts enforcing 2016 ban on alcoholic beverages - document Lebanon Hezbollah backs Christian politician Frangieh for presidency Russia crude oil heads to UAE as sanctions divert flows US Defence Secretary aims to reassure Mideast allies, deliver tough messageįA Chief: Saudi sponsorship will not align with vision for women's World Cup Israel Knesset extends law banning Palestinian family reunification Libya State Council says still studying UN initiative for holding elections Morocco opens first lab for cannabis use in industry, medicine
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