{
  "id": 5106790,
  "title": "Tunisia accused of shutting down civil society through sweeping crackdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/tunisia-accused-of-shutting-down-civil-society-through-sweeping",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T14:42:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260902-tunisia-accused-of-shutting-down-civil-society-through-sweeping-crackdown"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tunisian authorities have intensified pressure on civil society through arrests, prosecutions, financial investigations and mass suspensions, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday – warning that the independent civic space created after the 2011 revolution has been all but shut down.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Tunisia steps up civil society crackdown as anger mounts over power and water shortages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/tunisia-steps-up-civil-society-crackdown-as-anger-mounts-over-power",
        "published": "2026-09-02T11:12:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}