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Section 1
That the Senate— recognizes Tunisia as the symbolic birthplace of the historic Arab Spring movement and the country’s notable democratic reforms that emerged during the Arab Spring period; commends the Tunisian people for their courage and democratic achievements made in the immediate years following the Arab Spring; expresses deep concern for dramatic reversals of such democratic gains, including— the erosion of judicial independence; political repression and arrests; and the undemocratic consolidation of power; urges the Government of Tunisia— to release all political prisoners; to respect the rights of the people to free exercise of peaceful assembly, expression, and the press; and to restore and respect the independence of electoral, judicial, and anti-corruption institutions; supports the Tunisian people in their constitutionally protected right to peacefully demonstrate; and urges the Trump Administration to sanction those Tunisian officials who have been primarily involved in repression of peaceful democratic activities.