On November 8, 2022, during Tunisia’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR), UN member states expressed concern over the increasing prosecutions of civilians, including journalists and human rights defenders, before military tribunals. The member states also called for the Military Justice Code to be amended to end this practice.
In addition, on December 17, 2022, Tunisian held the first round of legislative elections, despite the opposition’s call not to participate in the elections on the grounds that President Kais Saied illegally suspended parliament and redrew the country’s political map. The preliminary results revealed that the voter participation rate was only 11 percent.