German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warns that Tunisia is retreating from its democratic foundations. Tunisian President Kais Saied refused to "interfere in the internal affairs" of his country, after the authorities arrested Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi.
The European Union expressed its "grave concern" about developments in Tunisia following Ghannouchedi's prison sentence, while Washington considered this a "worrying escalation by the government against those perceived by its opponents"