Tunisia intensifies crackdown on civil society organizations

Tunisian authorities have escalated pressure on civil society through arrests, prosecutions, financial investigations, and mass suspensions of organizations, according to Human Rights Watch on September 2-3, 2026. The crackdown represents a systematic effort to restrict independent civic activity.

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Tunisia accused of shutting down civil society through sweeping crackdown

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Tunisian authorities have intensified pressure on civil society through arrests, prosecutions, financial investigations and mass suspensions, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday – warning that the independent civic space created after the 2011 revolution has been all but shut down.