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Tunisia · Saturday, 17 October 2026

Lawyers plan to join UGTT's October 17 march from the Bab Bnet courthouse

Lawyers plan to join UGTT's October 17 march from the Bab Bnet courthouse

Tunisian lawyers plan to set off from the Bab Bnet courthouse at 10:00 on October 17, passing through Bab Souika, to join the national march the UGTT and eight other organisations called for 11:00 at Place Mohamed Ali, the bar association's president, Boubaker Bethabet, said. He urged lawyers and "all Tunisians" to take part "without hesitation or fear," in a mobilisation whose stated demands span purchasing power, jobs, public services and judicial independence.

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