Tunisia Places Opposition Official Under House Arrest

The Salvation Front, the main opposition coalition in Tunisia, stated that authorities have placed Abdelkarim El-Harouni, a senior official in the Ennahda Party, under house arrest at his home. El-Harouni heads the Shura Council, the highest body in the Ennahda Party, which was the largest political party in the parliament that President Kais Saied suspended in 2021. The Salvation Front coalition said in a statement, "This arbitrary decision comes in the context of the arrest of historic leaders of the Ennahda Movement, the closure of all its offices, and the threat to its cadres and activists. The National Salvation Front considers this new step to be part of the targeting of democracy and freedoms in Tunisia." Opposition parties condemned the arrests of their leaders, describing the situation as politically motivated, and urged local and international human rights organizations to call for the release of the detainees.