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  In spite of a ban on demonstrations , hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated on Sunday and demanded the release of more than 20 well-known presidential opponents who had just been detained. In 2021, President Kais Saied ousted the cabinet, shuttered the legislature, and forced significant political system changes in the only democracy to emerge from the Arab Spring upheavals. More than 20 political figures, including members of the National Salvation Front (NSF), the largest opposition coalition, and its biggest member, the Islamist-leaning Ennahdha party, have been detained in the country of North Africa in recent weeks. The marchers, most of whom were NSF supporters, screamed, "Freedom for the inmates," and many of them waved Tunisian flags and images of captives, according to AFP journalists. Denouncing Saied's power grab as a "coup," the demonstrators ignored a ban on protests enforced by Tunis authorities. Reporters stated that at first, a few dozen...

 Tunisia was known as the only success story of Arab Spring that was first to topple over its long time dictator. But now the same county is facing a democracy crisis, after having a successful decade long run of established democracy. But all the accomplishments are now in jeopardy as a result of political stronghold, corruption and destabilizing economy. Tunisia has been witnessing withering economy and living standards since many years now. The credit for this goes to politicians who have deviated from giving a purposeful direction to country’s progress. Tunisia has seen many coalition governments come to power in quick succession. But none managed to bring a progressive successful direction to the country but rather what they brought in were new players that used Tunisia’s wealth and resources to their own interests, leading to corruption and increasing public frustration. Since Arab Spring to 2019, Tunisia has witnessed just an increase of 1.8% per year in economy on an averag...