Tunisian League of Human
Rights at 216 1 79 54 66. * geois opposition and keep the support of the moderate opposition.
Since 1989, the police state regime has got even worse; the few democratic gains obtained after November 7, 19873 have completely disappeared. There is no freedom of expression, and no opposition publication now appears in Tunisia. They have all been suppressed by the censorship and economic pressures. The goverment does not tolerate any criticism from the weak democratic opposition. **
1. See IV no. 200, February 18, 1991.
2. See IV no. 208, June 10, 1991.
3. The date of the overthrow of Habib Bourguiba by
Ben Ali, currently president of the republic.
4. Some arrests had already taken place in October
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1991. See / no: 216, November 11, 1991 and 218, /
December 9, 1991.