50 Organizations from faith, anti-war, and progressive communities urge President Biden to suspend military assistance until Tunisia is on a path to democracy WASHINGTON – Today, 50 organizations including Democracy for the Arab World Now, Win Without War, Tunisian United Network, and Common Defense sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on …
(Washington, D.C., 3/12/2022) The Tunisian United Network (TUN) applauds the passage of new conditionality on U.S. assistance to Tunisia in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of FY2022. TUN thanks President Biden and the U.S. Congress for addressing specifically the need for Tunisia to return to “restore constitutional order,” “maintain judicial independence,” and “respec[t] freedoms of expression, …
(Washington, D.C., 2/25/2022) The Tunisian United Network (TUN) has organized a rally with Tunisians from the United States and Canada to call on the United States to take a tougher stance on Tunisia and to “Save Tunisia’s Democracy.”After gathering in front of the White House, Tunisians and allies will march to the Tunisian Embassy to …
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(Washington, DC, 1/21/2022) – The Tunisian United Network (TUN) welcomes the release of Tunisian parliament deputies Seif Eddine Makhlouf and Nidhal Saoudi, who face serious but selective and arbitrary allegations in a military court, along with other colleagues and their lawyers.TUN’s leaders also condemn the killing of Ridha Bouziane as a result of excessive police …
(Washington, D.C., 7/26/22) The Tunisian United Network calls on the Biden Administration and the U.S. Congress to side with the Tunisian people and declare that the July 25th referendum lacked a clear mandate for President Kais Saied’s proposed constitution. The constitutional referendum, already being celebrated as a landslide victory by Saied and his supporters, will …
(Washington, D.C., 4/1/2022) On March 30th, Tunisian President Kais Saied dissolved the Assembly of the People’s Representatives after the suspended parliament members held a virtual plenary session. In a televised statement, President Saied called the meeting a failed “coup attempt.” After the session concluded, the Minister of Justice asked the attorney general to open a …
(Washington, D.C., 3/29/2022) On March 28th, Tunisia’s Assembly of the People’s Representatives–despite being suspended since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s July 25, 2021 seizure of “exceptional powers”–announced that it would hold two full sessions this week. These sessions will take place on Wednesday, March 30th, and Saturday, April 2nd. On tomorrow’s agenda will be a discussion …
(Washington, D.C., 3/3/2022) The Tunisian United Network (TUN) led a meeting between Tunisian Americans and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Wednesday to share concerns over the United States’ response to the backsliding of Tunisia into autocracy. More …
(Washington, D.C., 1/13/2022) The Tunisian United Network (TUN) and several leaders ofhuman rights and democracy organizations call on the Biden Administration to take a tougherstance on Tunisia and to do more to save Tunisia’s nascent democracy. On January 14, 2011, Tunisia’s dictator, Ben Ali, fled the country under pressure from themasses determined to regain their …
