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Tunisia’s Ennahda party apologized for Saturday’s rally violence
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TUNIS, 1 March, 2021 (TON): On Sunday, Tunisia’s biggest political party apologized for the violence against journalists during Saturday’s rally.
Ennahda apologized for “the abuses committed against journalists” during the march in the capital Tunis, that had been organized by the party, media reported.
“The abuses committed by participants in the march against a number of journalists by no means represent the party’s position in dealing with media professionals.”
The union said they will prosecute assaulters and the organizing committee over violating “the laws guaranteeing the freedom of work of journalists, the report added.
“The people want to protect institutions” and “The people want national unity.”
However, the dispute has played out against a grim backdrop of economic anxiety, disillusionment with democracy and competing reform demands from foreign lenders and the Tunisian General Labor Union, UGTT, as debt repayments loom.
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