Sharan Grewal

FILE PHOTO: Tunisian then-presidential candidate Kais Saied reacts after exit poll results were announced in a second round runoff of the presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia October 13, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo

Tunisia is sliding back into authoritarianism. Here’s what the US should do.

Shadi Hamid and Sharan Grewal

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Protests in Tunisia in July 2021

Why the West must continue pushing for Tunisian democracy

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

After the announcement the evening before by the President of the Republic Kais Saied is freezing the activities of the assembly and the dismissal of the head of government and its members, Rached Ghannouchi, president of the assembly and the Islamist Ennahdha party, went to the assembly with some deputies, in Tunis, Tunisia, on Monday 3 a.m. July 26, 2021. They found themselves in front of a closed gate and an assembly held by the military who denied him access to parliament. He then established a sitin in front of the gates of the assembly and called on his supporters to join him in regaining power. Photo by Nicolas Fauque/Images De Tunisie/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kais Saied’s power grab in Tunisia

Monday, July 26, 2021

Plenary session devotes part of it to questioning the government about the country's situation and the protests in Tunis, Tunisia on January 20, 2021. The Assembly of the Representatives of the People, agenda includes holding a dialogue with the government about the general situation in the country after the protest movement in the country, in the presence of the Minister of Social Affairs, the Minister of Economy, Finance and Investment Support, and the Minister of National Defense who represents the Prime Minister. (Photo by Mohamed Krit/ SIPA USA)No Use Germany.

Ten years in, Tunisian democracy remains a work in progress

Friday, January 22, 2021

A woman gestures during a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of protests that ousted President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in Algiers, Algeria February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

Algerians have been protesting for a year. Here’s what you need to know.

M. Tahir Kilavuz and Sharan Grewal

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Demonstrators march during a protest against the country's ruling elite and rejecting the December presidential election in Algiers, Algeria November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina - RC2RBD9D4SPJ

Algerians have been protesting for months. What’s changed?

Monday, November 18, 2019

A general view of the trial is seen at a military court in Tunis July 19, 2012. Former Interior Minister Rafik Belhaj Kacem was sentenced to 15 years in jail and Ben Ali's security chief Ali Seriati was given 20 years over the killing of protesters in the capital Tunis and the towns of Sousse, Nabeul, Bizerte and Zaghouan as a popular uprising spread through the country early last year. Ben Ali fled with his family to Saudi Arabia. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi (TUNISIA - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW) - GM1E87J1QML01

Reforming Tunisia’s military courts

Hamza Mighri and Sharan Grewal

Thursday, November 7, 2019

A man gestures after casting his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections, in Tunis, Tunisia October 6, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi - RC1CA224E2B0

Winners and losers of Tunisia’s parliamentary elections

Friday, October 11, 2019

Supporters of detained presidential candidate and Tunisian media mogul Nabil Karoui react after unofficial results of the Tunisian presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia, September 15, 2019. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - RC173E0E8170

Political outsiders sweep Tunisia’s presidential elections

Monday, September 16, 2019

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi attends a summit between Arab league and European Union member states, in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, February 24, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RC1131697370

Essebsi, founding father of Tunisia’s second republic, leaves mixed legacy

Thursday, July 25, 2019