Dozens of demonstrators marched through central Tunis on Saturday calling for the release of four members of the Global Sumud Flotilla (an international campaign that sought to break Israel's blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid), whose pre-trial detention was extended by four months just days earlier. One of the four, Wael Naouar, has been on an open-ended hunger strike since August 16 and is reported to have lost more than 20kg, suffered repeated fainting and hallucinations, while the other three joined the strike on September 9. Supporters say the charges — alleged financial irregularities linked to flotilla fundraising — are politically motivated and part of a broader crackdown on civil society under President Kais Saied, an assessment echoed by Human Rights Watch, though Saied's government insists the judiciary is independent and proceedings are lawful.