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"Hundreds staged a rally in the Tunisian capital city of Tunis on Friday, bringing together politicians, human rights advocates, and activists calling for the civil liberties to be restored in the country. Footage shows demonstrators marching with tape over their mouths, while carrying portraits of detained journalists and activists as well as placards among others reading: 'Prison cannot silence the truth' and 'Freedom for the Tunisian press'. Imad Al-Khamiri, spokesperson for the Ennahda Movement, said that the protesters demanded the "release of all political prisoners, restoring democracy, eradicating the country’s ongoing crisis, refusing the appropriation of public and private media, and rejecting Decree 54." "Today, we are calling upon the government and President in particular to unveil their achievements throughout these years in office," Abdelaziz Al-Shabi, son of the imprisoned opposition figure Issam Al-Shabi, demanded. Shukri Annan, spokesperson for the Haq Movement, underscored that "the socio-economic situation requires a high degree of liberty and freedom of expression, given the country’s worsening economic situation." Last September, President Kais Saied enacted Decree 54, designed to combat crimes related to information and communication systems. The decree introduced penalties for the dissemination of false information or rumours. Last week, a Tunisian court sentenced Rached Ghannouchi and other defendants in the case known in the media as the 'Secret Apparatus' case to jail terms. Authorities accuse senior figures within Ennahda Movement of establishing a covert security structure following the 2011 revolution. The movement denies the accusations as politically driven."
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