Authorities escalated the crackdown on freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and all forms of dissent. Human rights organizations were targeted with investigations or asset freezes, with human rights defenders and NGO staff prosecuted and detained for their human rights work. Mass trials and harsh sentencing of opposition members under counterterrorism or cybercrime laws further contributed to a crisis in the rule of law. Tunisia maintained its suspension of access to asylum and committed widespread human rights violations against migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. These included collective expulsions amounting to refoulement, arbitrary detention, torture and other ill-treatment, and reckless interceptions at sea.
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