00:00Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of Tunis,
00:03calling for Tunisian President Kai Syed to step down
00:07and demanding the restoration of democracy.
00:10Demonstrators rejected what they called a one-man rule
00:13while calling for the release of jailed opposition figures,
00:16activists and journalists.
00:19They also protested against poverty, rising prices
00:23and deteriorating public services
00:25as economic and political discontent continues to grow.
00:29Activist Wissam Eskairi said even basic necessities have become scarce,
00:34feeling growing public anger.
00:36Tunisians are also facing shortages of some basic goods and medicines,
00:40alongside complaints over water and power cuts.
00:44The protest comes a month after a similar demonstration
00:47marking Syed's 2021 decision to dismiss the government and dissolve parliament.
00:52Critics say those moves undermine Tunisia's democratic gains
00:56while Syed insists they were necessary to tackle corruption and political paralysis.
01:01Rights groups have accused Syed's government
01:04of widening a crackdown on opposition leaders, journalists and activists.
01:08Syed denies the allegations,
01:11saying authorities are simply enforcing the law
01:13and pursuing corruption and crimes against the state.
01:17chickens are now remote me and trying to do mistakes.
01:18I've been arrested every day for example
01:18and then I recently received a response to Twitter.
01:18and I am a church!
01:18The 17-year guardians of the father of the baborno
01:18of the десяxture as the jefelder
01:19is specifically innocent because of that
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