By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Several thousand people took part in a march held in Tunis on Saturday 17 October, organised at the call of trade unions and civil society organisations. The mobilisation took place five years after President Kaïs Saïed's power grab, Le Monde reports.
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The Watad party rejects a march in Tunis, where young people and then thousands of people protest against the government.
17 OctYoung people join national march in Tunis
16 OctMongi Rahoui’s Watad party rejects 17 October march in TunisYoung people took part in the national march organised in Tunis on 17 October 2026 by several Tunisian organisations. The mobilisation called for public freedoms, economic and social rights, and national dignity, with employment, unemployment and precariousness among the demands, reports Businessnews.
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Lawyers for five people arrested in Bangui after the ‘dead city’ day say they were not allowed to meet their clients. Arrested on 15 October, the detainees are being held between the central police station and the National Security Company, according to the lawyers’ collective.
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Nearly 350 people received consultations, screening tests and medical advice at the Mohamed Kassab National Orthopaedic Institute in Manouba. More than 15 doctors and paramedical staff took part in the initiative organised for World Osteoporosis Day, reports La Presse.
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The Unified Democratic Patriots’ Party, led by Mongi Rahoui, rejected the national march planned for 17 October in Tunis and accused its supporters of links to assassinations, terrorism and corruption. The party made the allegations in a statement published on 16 October, Businessnews reports.
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