Two notable political adversaries of President Kais Saied in Tunisia have been granted release by a judge after spending five months in jail.

Chaima Issa and Lazahr Akremi were part of a larger group of approximately 20 prominent individuals who were arrested in February on allegations of conspiring against the state.

The remaining individuals had their appeals dismissed, according to reports from their lawyers.

President Saied has centralized power since he suspended Tunisia's parliament two years ago.

Critics of the president argue that he is dismantling the country's sole democracy, which emerged from the uprisings of the Arab Spring in 2011.