Tunisian Journalist Khaoula Boukrim Sentenced in Absentia to 4 Years in Prison
The case adds to a series of prosecutions under Decree-Law 54, which has been used against journalists and critics since 2022.
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allAfricaTunisian journalist Khaoula Boukrim sentenced in absentia to 4 years in prison
New York, June 11, 2026 — Tunisian authorities should immediately overturn the four-year prison sentence imposed in absentia on prominent journalist Khaoula Boukrim, founder of local independent news website TUMEDIA, and stop using cybercrime Decree-Law 54 to prosecute journalists and critics for their reporting and expression, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Boukrim, who fled to France in December 2025, learned on June 8 tha…
She called the sentence “a continuation of the persecution of free journalism and critical voices.”
Journalist gets 4 years jail term in absentia
A Tunisian court sentenced prominent journalist Khaoula Boukrim to four years in prison in absentia, she said on Tuesday, in a ruling critics say highlights a growing crackdown on critical voices and free speech under President Kais Saied. The ruling against Boukrim is the latest move against journalists following the jailing earlier this year of several media figures, including Zied Heni, Mourad Zghidi and Borhen Bsaies. Boukrim, founder of t…
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