The head of the Tunisian Ennahdha movement, Rached Ghannouchi, began a hunger strike in his prison today, Monday, in solidarity with other detained major opposition figures. The imprisoned politicians accuse President Kais Saied of carrying out a coup that they say led to the collapse of the democracy built after the 2011 revolution.
The six prisoners said that their strike stems from their refusal to continue the status quo, to protest their imprisonment without trial, and to demand their immediate release. They demanded an end to security and judicial prosecutions against all politicians and civil society activists.