A Tunisian rights group that was a co-winner of the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize has been told to cease activities for a month by authorities. The suspension of the Human Rights League (LTDH) comes amid warnings from rights organizations that the country has been sliding closer to authoritarian rule since President Kais Saied seized additional powers in 2021. Growing crackdown on rights groups in Tunisia LDTH was founded in 1976, making it one of the oldest rights groups in the Arab world and Africa. It has long been seen as a vital force in human rights advocacy in Tunisia.  The group, which has been an outspoken critic of Saied, had already for several months been barred from visiting prisons in several cities to inspect conditions. The organization was among four ‌Tunisian civil society groups that were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025 as the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet   for ​their role in ⁠supporting the country's  democratic transition.…