(10) On September 13, 2022, President Saied announced Presidential Decree 2022–54 on Cybercrime, imposing prison terms for false information or rumors online and crippling free speech. (11) On September 15, 2022, President Saied announced Presidential Decree 2022–55 which weakened the role of political parties and imposed burdensome requirements to run for parliament. (12) On October 15, 2022, the International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level agreement to support Tunisia’s economic policies with a 48-month arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility of $1,900,000,000 and the potential for more from international donors. (13) On December 17, 2022, only 11 percent of Tunisians participated in parliamentary elections, reflecting dissatisfaction with the referendum, barriers to political parties, and low public trust for democratic institutions in Tunisia. (14) On January 20, 2023, 4 political opponents of President Saied were sentenced through military courts for insulting a public official and disturbing public order. (15) On January 29, 2023, only 11 percent of Tunisians participated in parliamentary run-off elections, reaffirming low public trust for democratic institutions in Tunisia. (16) On February 1, 2023, President Saied extended the state of emergency until the end of 2023. (17) On February 10, 2023, President Saied announced strengthened diplomatic ties with the Government of Syria, a United States-designated State Sponsor of Terrorism. (18) On February 11, 2023, and in the following weeks, President Saied launched a political crackdown by arresting political activists, journalists, and business leaders for allegedly plotting against the state, including by opening a criminal investigation against a former Nidaa Tounes parliamentarian. (19) On February 21, 2023, President Saied justified widespread arrests and harassment of African migrants and Black Tunisians by accusing hordes of irregular migrants of criminality and violence, claiming a criminal enterprise hatched at the beginning of this century