Tunisia’s trajectory since the 2011 revolution has made it a critical focus for civic space monitoring. Once considered the region’s most promising democratic transition, the country has experienced a sharp reversal since 2021, with the concentration of executive power, the dissolution of democratic institutions, and increasing restrictions on civil society, media, and political opposition.
HuMENA documents these developments, advocates for the protection of civic freedoms, and supports Tunisian civil society actors working to preserve democratic gains. Our work on Tunisia spans civic space, governance, and the protection of defenders facing judicial harassment.
Publications & Statements on Tunisia
- 2026-03-19 · Statements
Tunisia | Prosecution of “Sumud Flotilla” Members Marks a Dangerous Escalation in the Criminalization of Solidarity with Gaza - 2026-02-25 · Press Releases
Tunisian Authorities Face a Test of Their Commitment to Combating Racism: Human Rights Defender Saadia Mosbah Remains in Pretrial Detention Since 2024 - 2026-02-11 · Press Releases
Tunisia | Detention of MP Ahmed Saeedani and Risks to Parliamentary Independence - 2026-01-24 · Press Releases
Tunisia | Criminalizing Journalism: Zghidi and Bessis Sentenced - 2026-01-14 · Press Releases
Tunisia | January 14 Revolution: No Legitimacy for Repression in the Name of Public Order. - 2026-01-08 · News
Tunisia | A life-threatening health emergency for lawyer and former administrative judge Ahmed Souab in detention, and the State’s duty to ensure medical care and end the criminalisation of the right to defence and freedom of expression - 2026-01-06 · Press Releases
Tunisia | HuMENA welcomes the release of Sharifa Riahi and her colleagues, but release is not enough. It is time to end the criminalisation of civil society work linked to protecting migrants and refugees. - 2025-10-04 · Press Releases
Death Sentence over Facebook Posts: A Grave Collapse of Rule of Law and Freedom of Expression in Tunisia - 2025-07-15 · Joint Statements
Tunisia | Sentencing of Ramlah Dahmani under Decree 54 Marks Escalation in Repression and Criminalization of Solidarity - 2025-07-09 · Press Releases
Tunisia | HuMENA: Two-Year Sentence for Ramlah Dahmani Reinforces Decree 54’s Use to Punish Solidarity and Expression - 2025-06-23 · Analysis
Transnational Oppression: Gendered Repression Across Borders - 2025-06-17 · Press Releases
Tunisia: HuMENA Calls for Immediate Release of Sonia Dahmani Amid Alarming Violations - 2025-04-24 · Analysis
Decree Law 54 in Tunisia: Between Protecting Digital Space and Threatening Freedoms - 2024-11-13 · Statements
Tunisia’s Escalating Suppression of Civic Space and Digital Freedoms - 2024-10-22 · Joint Statements
Joint statement: Crackdown on Civil Society and Human Rights in Tunisia: Arrests and Intimidation in the Wake of the 2024 Presidential Elections. - 2024-09-02 · Reports
Under Siege: The Shrinking Space for Peaceful Assembly in Tunisia - 2024-08-21 · Analysis
On the Right to Peaceful Assembly: When Solidarity Gets Sued and Comes at a High Cost - 2024-08-08 · Analysis
Tunisian Women and Peaceful Assembly: An Ongoing Struggle Against Repression After July 25, 2021 - 2024-08-08 · Analysis
Freedom or Facade? Tunisia’s Civil Society Remains in Repression - 2024-08-05 · Analysis
Police Violations and Coercive Practices in Tunisia: Anal Test as a Case Study - 2024-06-19 · Joint Statements
Joint statement: Civil Society Groups Call for End to Crackdown in Tunisia - 2024-05-14 · News
Call for Contributions: Understanding the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Lebanon and Tunisia - 2024-05-08 · News
Call for Researchers: Lebanon and Tunisia - 2024-03-31 · Joint Statements
“Until when the State can escape its responsibility?”.. Local and international civil society organizations in Tunisia commemorate National Day Against Impunity - 2023-07-04 · Press Releases
HuMENA and rights groups calling on UN mechanisms to intervene to stop violations of freedom of assembly in Lebanon, Tunisia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
