An investigation published on 18 March 2024 found cannabis users facing random street stops, house raids, phone searches and pre-trial detention, with lawyers saying the repression was the worst since Ben Ali. People were held for carrying rolling papers or filters, and activists said prosecutors treated small users as dealers. The law had not changed; the article tied the wave to President Saied's public calls for a harder drug fight in late 2023.[1]
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References
- Nawaat — Cannabis users face a new era of repression in Tunisia (18 March 2024)Sections on arrests, police misconduct and pre-trial detention
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