New opposition group plans protest in Tunisia after extreme heat-driven power and water cuts
The protest follows record electricity demand, with state utility STEG imposing rationing as blackouts disrupt water pumping and deepen shortages, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Nafas movement is holding a protest in Tunis, seeking to unite political parties and independent figures against President Kais Saied amid growing public frustration over utility failures.
- A summer of extreme heat reaching up to 50 degrees C has left many Tunisians without electricity or water, forcing state-owned utility STEG to implement rationing measures that disrupted daily life.
- Shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz halted petrochemical exports, emptying store shelves of bottled water while chronic utility cuts and rising living costs intensified public grievances.
- Demonstrators are explicitly demanding Saied step down, utilizing 2011 Arab Spring chants including "the people want the fall of the regime" and "Get Out" to voice discontent.
- Since 2021, Saied has consolidated power while presiding over increasing restrictions on civil society and dissenting voices, often accusing various groups of receiving foreign funding to stir unrest in Tunisia.
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New opposition group protests in Tunisia after extreme heat-driven power and water cuts
Tunisians are facing water and electricity shortages amid extreme heat, fueling anger at the country's leadership. A protest is expected in the capital, Tunis, on Thursday, organized by the Nafas movement. This new opposition collective aims to unite political parties…
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New opposition group plans protest in Tunisia after extreme heat-driven power and water cuts
Tunisians are facing water and electricity shortages amid extreme heat, fueling anger at the country's leadership.
In Tunisia, hundreds of people, responding to a call from the opposition's 'Breath' initiative, marched in the capital to protest the high cost of living, water and electricity shortages, medicine shortages, and the policies of President Kais Saied. The demonstrators demanded improved economic and social conditions and political change.
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