A well-known Tunisian attorney and commentator was sentenced to two years in prison over remarks she made about the North African country and its treatment of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.

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Tunisian commentator sentenced to two years under controversial anti-fake news law

A well-known Tunisian attorney and commentator is facing two years in prison for remarks she made about Tunisia and its treatment of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.

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A well-known Tunisian attorney and commentator is facing two years in prison for remarks she made about Tunisia and its treatment of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa

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Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A well-known Tunisian attorney and commentator is facing two years in prison for remarks she made about Tunisia and its treatment of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa. Sonia Dahmani was found guilty on Thursday of violating a statute against fake news that critics have long argued Tunisian authorities use to stifle criticism of President Kais Saied. The law, known as Decree 54, criminalizes the dissemination…

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The decision was taken on Thursday, following what the Tunisian justice considered a violation of the cybercrime law, which makes it illegal to “produce, broadcast, send, or write false news with the objective of infringing the rights of others, harming public safety or national defense, or sowing terror among the population”. Journalists and human rights groups argue that cybercrime law is a way for Tunisian authorities to restrict freedom of e…

A decisão foi tomada na quinta-feira, na sequência do que a justiça tunisina considerou a violação da lei do cibercrime, que decreta como ilegal "produzir, difundir, enviar ou escrever notícias falsas com o objetivo de infringir os direitos de outrem, prejudicar a segurança pública ou a defesa nacional ou semear o terror entre a população".   Jornalistas e grupos de defesa dos direitos humanos argumentam que a lei do cibercrime é uma forma de as…

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Known for her outspokenness, the lawyer and columnist is being prosecuted in five cases for statements considered critical by the authorities.

Connue par son franc-parler, l’avocate et chroniqueuse est poursuivie dans cinq affaires pour des déclarations jugées critiques par le pouvoir.

En Tunisie, deux ans de prison pour Sonia Dahmani à la suite de déclarations médiatiques

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A Tunisian court sentenced lawyer and media figure Sonia Dahmani to two years in prison on Thursday over comments she made criticising racism in the country, her legal representative said. Dahmani, 56, was arrested on 11 May after having already been sentenced to eight months in prison in another case. Her arrest came when masked police raided Tunisia's bar association, where she had sought refuge, following public remarks on television the auth…

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Critic of Tunisia's Kais Saied given sentence of two years

New York, October 25, 2024 – Tunisian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release political commentator Sonia Dahmani, who was sentenced on Thursday to two years in prison for spreading false news, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. “Sonia Dahmani is already serving an eight-month prison term in Tunisia and sentencing her to two more years over her radio and television commentary is simply cruel,” said CPJ Interim MEN…

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Tunisian commentator sentenced to two years under controversial anti-fake news law

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