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Young people join national march in Tunis

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Young 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.

Young people took part in the national march organised in Tunis on Saturday 17 October 2026 by several organisations and civil society groups to defend public freedoms and economic and social rights, reports Business News.

The mobilisation was held under the slogan “Work, freedom, national dignity”. Demonstrators raised demands concerning employment, unemployment and dignity, alongside participants from different generations, according to Business News.

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