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Statement
Tunisia | Article 24 Reform Leaves Questions of Justice Unanswered
HuMENA calls for a review of the situation of detainees and convicted people, data on the amendment’s impact and redress for previous convictions.
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Statement
Tunisia | Court hearings continue for activists arrested after protest in solidarity with detained Sumud Flotilla activists
The Tunis First Instance Court is hearing cases against activists arrested after a solidarity protest in Tunis on 19 September.
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Statement
Tunisia | Drop Terrorism and State-Security Charges Against Journalist Zied El Heni, Already Serving a One-Year Sentence
HuMENA is concerned about the terrorism-related and state-security charges brought against Tunisian journalist Zied El Heni.
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Statement
Tunisia | Ensure Mohamed Yousfi’s Defense Rights and Medical Care Pending His Release
HuMENA is deeply concerned about the arrest and pre-trial detention of journalist Mohamed Yousfi, editor-in-chief of Al-Qatiba.
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Analysis
From Criticism to Crime: How Tunisia Uses Article 86 Against Dissent
Freedom of expression in Tunisia faces another test, as courts keep sentencing people under Article 86 of the Telecommunications Code.
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Statement
Tunisia | HuMENA Condemns Appeal Court Decision Upholding Ghassen Boughdiri’s Seven-Month Sentence in Maersk Case
The Tunis Court of Appeal upheld on 14 August 2026 the seven-month prison sentence against Global Sumud Flotilla organiser Ghassen Boughdiri.
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Legal & political analysis
Five Years of Entrenched Presidential Rule in Tunisia: Human Rights Regression Since 25 July 2021
Five years after President Kais Saied invoked exceptional powers on 25 July 2021, HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement documents how a measure presented as a temporary response to political paralysis has hardened into a system of concentrated presidential rule. Covering developments from July 2021 through August 2026, this report traces the dismantling of […]
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Statement
Tunisia | HuMENA calls for the release of four Global Sumud Flotilla activists amid alarming health and detention conditions
HuMENA expresses its deep concern over the continued pretrial detention of four Tunisian activists associated with the Global Sumud Flotilla: Wael Naouar, Ghassen Henchiri, Ghassen Boughdiri and Nabil Channoufi. They have been held since their arrests on different dates in March 2026, pending an ongoing investigation before the Economic and Financial Judicial Pole. Following the […]
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Joint statement
Tunisia | Appeal to stop imprisoning journalists and human rights defenders
We, the undersigned members of IFEX and civil society partners, appeal to the Tunisian authorities to stop imprisoning journalists and human rights defenders in violation of international law. There is a pattern of sentencing to prison those who criticise government policies, human rights violations or corruption, during trials that lack the minimum international standards. Among […]
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Joint statement
Tunisia | Conviction of Sihem Bensedrine Threatens Transitional Justice and Deepens Restrictions on Civic Space
While awaiting the scheduling of Sihem Bensedrine’s appeal trial before the Tunis Court of Appeal, the undersigned organizations express their deep concern over the judgment issued against the prominent human rights defender and former President of the Truth and Dignity Commission (TDC), sentencing her to twenty-five years in prison in connection with two cases directly […]
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Legal & political analysis
Criminalising the Truth: Legal Analysis of the Sihem Bensedrine Verdict and the Criminalisation of Transitional Justice as a Method
HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement publishes this legal analysis at a critical moment for transitional justice and civic space in Tunisia. The conviction of Sihem Bensedrine, former President of the Truth and Dignity Commission (Instance Vérité et Dignité), raises profound legal and human rights concerns that extend beyond an individual case and speak […]
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Legal & political analysis
Tunisia | The Verdict Against Zied El-Heni: How Tunisia Is Criminalizing Journalistic Expression A legal reading of Article 86, Law-Decree 54, and the sidelining of Tunisia’s press law safeguards
HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement publishes this position paper in a context where Tunisia’s civic and media space is undergoing a cumulative transformation, shaped by judicial, administrative, and financial measures that are reshaping the relationship between public authorities and independent institutions. The case of journalist Zied El-Heni, which forms the immediate basis of […]
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