Since July 25, 2021, Kais Saied has waged a systematic attack on intermediary structures. By removing counter powers and stifling critics, the Tunisian president has formed a government without mediation, opposition or debate.
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Tunisia’s Interior Ministry makes haste to impose a biometric ID system
Tunisia’s Interior Ministry is taking advantage of the freeze on parliament in the hopes of pushing forward legislation that would create a biometric national identity card. The authority tasked with the protection of personal data as well as national and international NGOs have voiced their concerns about the proposed draft law and risks associated with its adoption.
Privacy in Tunisia: Legislation, Application, and Public Outreach
The Tunisian constitution of 2014 enshrines (via Article 24) the protection of privacy at home and in the domains of communications correspondence and personal data. The text itself conforms with European case law, but what about current legislation, its application, and its impact on Tunisians?
