A Tunisian ex-justice minister who launched a hunger strike after his arrest a week ago is “stable” in hospital, a doctor said Friday, as Human Rights Watch demanded his release.
He suffers from several pre-existing health conditions, including diabetes and hypertension, and has been hospitalised since Sunday. Saied sacked the Ennahdha-supported government, suspended parliament — in which the party is the largest bloc — and later took steps to rule by decree. Their whereabouts were kept secret and neither men has been charged, sparking condemnation in Tunisia and abroad.“The abduction-style detention of Noureddine Bhiri and Fathi Baldi demonstrates the growing threat to human rights protections since President Saied’s power grab last July,” said HRW’s Eric Goldstein.
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