Tunisia: Tunisia marks Republic Day with march against President Saied in Tunis.

SHOTLIST: TUNIS, TUNISIA (JULY 25, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS GATHERED AT REPUBLIC SQUARE IN TUNIS, HOLDING BANNERS AND PLACARDS 2. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING TOWARD HABIB BOURGUIBA AVENUE WHILE CHANTING SLOGANS 3. FORMER TUNISIAN MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE AND LAWYER SAMIR DILO SPEAKING TO REPORTER (Arabic) 4. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS GATHERED ON HABIB BOURGUIBA AVENUE CHANTING SLOGANSTUNIS, TUNISIA - JULY 25: Thousands of protesters gathered in central Tunis on Saturday, July 25, for a demonstration against the government of President Kais Saied, following calls by opposition groups, including the National Salvation Front and the Ennahda Movement. Marking the 69th anniversary of the proclamation of the Tunisian Republic and the fifth anniversary of Saied's extraordinary measures announced on July 25, 2021, demonstrators marched from Republic Square to Habib Bourguiba Avenue under heavy security. Waving Tunisian and Palestinian flags, protesters chanted slogans over the country's political and economic situation while carrying banners demanding reforms. On July 25, 2021, Saied imposed extraordinary steps that included dissolving parliament, ruling by decree, adopting a new constitution through a referendum and holding early legislative elections. Opposition forces describe these measures as a coup against the constitution and a move toward one-man rule, while supporters argue they corrected the course of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution that toppled longtime ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Saied has repeatedly said his actions fall within the framework of the constitution and are aimed at protecting the state from imminent danger, while maintaining that rights and freedoms have not been curtailed.