# Tunisia opposition protests against president amid economic discontent

https://mins.news/en/item/28211

- France 24, 2026-08-21 09:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260821-tunisia-opposition-protests-against-president-amid-economic-discontent

> Activists and opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied demonstrated in Tunis on Thursday, demanding his departure and a return to democracy. Hundreds rejected what they called “one-man rule” and a drift toward dictatorship, while calling for jailed opposition figures, activists and journalists to be freed.

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