# Antigovernment protesters take to Tunisia’s streets for a second month

https://mins.news/en/item/27906

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-21 01:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/21/antigovernment-protesters-take-to-tunisias-streets-for-second-month?traffic_source=rss

> Hundreds marched in Tunis demanding President Kais Saied’s ouster, a return to democracy and the release of jailed opposition figures, activists and journalists. Protesters rejected “one-man rule” and what they called a slide toward dictatorship. Worsening economic conditions, rising living costs, weak public services and water and power cuts have also fueled protests across Tunisia.

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