Tunisia: Investigate circumstances of a young man's death following reckless tear gas use by police
Tunisian authorities must conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the death of a young man and the serious injury of another, after reports that they were hit by tear gas canisters in Sbeitla, west Tunisia, during protests that have gripped much of the country since 15 January. The authorities must also instruct their security forces not to use tear gas indiscriminately. Relatives of Haykal Rachdi and Aymen Mahmoudi, both 21, told Amnesty International that the two young men, who were injured under similar circumstances on the night of 18 January, bore head wounds and had told their relatives they were struck in the head by tear gas canisters fired by anti-riot police at close range.
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28 January 2021