Tunisian police bans freedom demonstration
Tunisia, Politics, 2/25/2006

The Tunisian police prevented the coalition called upon by the opposition which rallied under what is called "October 18 commission" which includes parties of different attitudes and human rights organizations, demanding the freedom in the country and protests over the security control imposed on their activities.

Hundreds of the Tunisian police members, wearing civilian costumes took the main streets in the capital in order to prevent the access of the opposition to "England Square" were there was a call for gathering.

Hundreds of policemen, deployed in the center of the capital, prevented the leaderships and members of opposition parties from having access to the headquarters of the democratic bloc, and just few members of the party were permitted to have access to there.

The security forces tried to disperse scores of opposition members from various squares without the use of power, including the secretary general of the Progressive Democratic party Najib al-Shabi and the legal activist Radia al-Naswari, and the police prevented journalists from standing in the England Square.

"October 18 commission" several days ago called for today's gathering in the downtown of Tunis to demand freedom and lifting restrictions on the press and political gatherings, but the demand of the coalition collided by the rejection of the Tunisian authorities.

The October 18 commission adopts demands advocated by 8 Tunisian opposition members who observed a food strike during the IT summit which was hosted by Tunis in November demanding freedom of expression and the liberty to gather, and the release of political prisoners.

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