Tunisian judge releases prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb

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Tunisia court orders release of prominent journalist

Tunisian journalist and media figure Mohamed Boughalleb was released from prison on Thursday following a court decision, though he remains barred from leaving the country, his lawyer told AFP. Boughalleb, 61, had been detained since March last year and was being prosecuted under a presidential decree aimed at combating "false news" following a complaint from a civil servant. His lawyer, Hamadi Zaafrani, told AFP that a court had granted the defe…

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Tunisia Court Orders Release Of Prominent Journalist

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Tunisian judge releases prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb

A Tunisian judge on Thursday released prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb, a critic of President Kais Saied, his lawyer told Reuters, a move the opposition hopes will lead to the release of other jailed opposition and media figures.

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Tunisia: Opponent Sihem Bensedrine released

Sihem Bensedrine, the former president of the Truth and Dignity Mechanism in charge of transitional justice in Tunisia, was released following a decision of the Tunis Court of Appeal on Wednesday, 19 February. Imprisoned since last August, she is accused of falsifying her organization's final report and remains subject to a travel ban pending her trial.

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In Tunisia, opponent Sihem Bensedrine was released after more than six months in prison

This former journalist, one of the most well-known human rights activists in the country, went on hunger strike on 14 January to protest her detention.

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In Tunisia, justice orders the release of opponent Sihem Bensedrine

This human rights activist, who has been in detention since August 2024, is accused of falsifying the final report of the Truth and Dignity Mechanism set up after the 2011 revolution. The Tunis Court of Appeal decided to release her, but she remains prosecuted and banned from travelling.