US EditionTunisian court sentences opposition figures to 13 to 66 years in prison
- A Tunisian court sentenced opposition leaders, businessmen, and lawyers to prison terms ranging from 13 to 66 years for conspiring against state security, according to the state news agency TAP.
- The opposition claims the charges are fabricated and views the trial as a symbol of President Kais Saied's authoritarian regime.
- Rights groups assert that Saied has controlled the judiciary since dissolving parliament in 2021 and ruling by decree.
- Human Rights Watch reported that Tunisia has seen an increase in politically motivated arrests to intimidate and silence critics.
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Tunisia: Harsh Sentences in ‘Conspiracy Case’ Sham Trial
Click to expand Image Several of the people tried and convicted in the “Conspiracy Case” on April 19, 2025, in Tunis, Tunisia. Top row (L-R): Noureddine Bhiri, Khayam Turki, Abdelhamid Jelassi, Ghazi Chaouachi, and Lazhar Akremi. Bottom row (L-R): Ridha Belhaj, Issam Chebbi, Chaima Issa, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek and Said Ferjani. © Private (Beirut) – A Tunisian court on April 19, 2025, sentenced 37 defendants to between 4 and 66 years in prison in th…
This week the Commission admitted the North African country to this list. The designation will imply the rejection of a large part of applications, regardless of whether people persecuted by Kais Saied. Read
LETTER FROM THE MAGHREB. Following an expeditious trial, the accused known as the "conspiracy" were sentenced to sentences ranging from 10 to 66 years in prison.
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