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. Tunisia emerged from the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011 as a beacon of democratic hope for the region after decades of authoritarianism, but rights groups have reported backsliding under President Kais Saied. “Of course, this is a decision that has nothing to do with justice.

TUNIS: A Tunisian court on Tuesday upheld an eight-year prison sentence slapped on anti-racism activist Saadia Mosbah for financial misconduct, two of her lawyers said. Mosbah,…

The IVD, set up after the 2011 revolution ousted longtime ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, heard testimony from thousands of his victims and those of his predecessor Habib Bourguiba.

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…

Ein Gericht in Tunesien hat Bensedrine zu 25 Jahren Haft verurteilt. Die Aktivistin spricht von einem Vorgehen des Regimes gegen die Aufarbeitung früherer Verbrechen.

It is outrageous that Sihem Bensedrine is facing 25 years behind bars simply for her life-long human rights work

L’ancienne journaliste est mise en cause pour son travail à la tête de l’Instance vérité et dignité, créée après la révolution de 2011. Sa condamnation intervient dans un contexte…

Das Urteil zeigt, wie hart Tunesiens Justiz gegen Regimekritiker vorgeht. Bensedrine hatte an der Spitze der Wahrheitskommission Tausende Fälle von Regimegewalt dokumentiert.

Once hailed as a champion of Tunisia's post-Arab Spring transition, rights activist **Sihem Bensedrine** now faces 25 years in prison. The former head of the Truth and Dignity…

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Saturday condemned the sentencing of Sihem Bensedrine, one of Tunisia’s best-known opposition figures, and urged the authorities to restore…