In Tunisia, the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) has denied several civil society groups’ requests to monitor the 6 October presidential elections, citing foreign funds from a “suspicious origin.” In a press statement on Monday, 9 September, ISIE said it had received information from official bodies that some of these groups received “suspicious foreign funding” from countries that do not have diplomatic relations with Tunisia. ISIE added that this information had been referred to the relevant authorities for further action. Although the ISIE did not explicitly name the groups, …