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Arab spring dreams in ruins as Tunisia goes to polls against backdrop of repression

Critics of incumbent Kais Saied say he has increasingly bent the country’s institutions to his will

Tunisia will hold a presidential election on Sunday against the backdrop of a crackdown on dissent and human rights violations committed against undocumented migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.

The incumbent, Kais Saied, whose most prominent critics are behind bars, is expected to sail to an easy win after a campaign with few rallies and public debates, marking a significant step back for a country that long prided itself as the birthplace of the Arab spring uprisings of 2011.

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© Photograph: Johanna Geron/Reuters

Ukraine war briefing: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant employee killed in Ukrainian car bomb attack

Ukrainian military intelligence says it eliminated ‘war criminal’ and collaborator; blaze after strike on Voronezh oil depot, Russia. What we know on day 955

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© Photograph: Russian Investigative Committee/Reuters

Why Eric Adams Is Nothing Like David Dinkins

Facing a raft of corruption charges, New York’s second Black mayor is flattering himself by invoking the fate of its first.

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In September 1992, thousands of off-duty police officers descended on City Hall to protest reforms proposed by Mayor David N. Dinkins, the city’s first Black mayor.

‘The ultimate reminder’: readers on what their tattoos mean to them

With number of Britons getting inked on the rise, people share the memories, loved ones and values that inspired them

After Ed Sibley’s mother died in January he had a mug of tea tattooed on his forearm – “a memorial tattoo for Mum”. Her answer to nearly any situation, good or bad, was to make a brew, he explained.

But there was another motive: “She’d always hated them. I’d always wanted them. So I figured the time was right.” Sibley’s skin is now host to a magic wand, a pair of scissors, a skull, an astronaut and a wizard playing a keytar.

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© Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

You be the judge: my daughter never wears her glasses – should I pay for her contact lenses?

Bridget thinks Rebecca should stick to her glasses – or pay for lenses herself. Rebecca says lenses aren’t a luxury. You decide who needs to see sense
Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a juror

We’ve already bought Rebecca expensive glasses. If she wants contacts too, she can pay

Lenses aren’t a luxury. I feel confident in them, and only need help paying for them until after uni

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© Illustration: Igor Bastidas/The Guardian

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© Illustration: Igor Bastidas/The Guardian

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