Tunisian rights activist sentenced to 25 years in prison

“Of course, this is a decision that has nothing to do with justice,” Bensedrine said

Prosecutors accused Bensedrine of falsifying the commission’s final report, published in 2020

June 26, 2026 15:30

TUNIS: Prominent Tunisian rights activist Sihem Bensedrine told AFP on Friday that she had been sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges including falsifying part of a transitional justice commission’s final report.