Bloggers and social media users were investigated or prosecuted for the peaceful online expression of their views, including for criticizing the government’s approach to dealing with COVID-19. Protests were staged against insufficient government aid and protection of health workers during the...

Amnesty International is launching its annual global letter-writing campaign ahead of Human Rights Day on 10 December, in a bid to transform the lives of people whose rights have been violated. This year, Amnesty International is campaigning for justice with and for 11 people from around the world,...

On 3 October 2023, days after expressing her interest in running for the next presidential elections, security forces arrested opposition figure Abir Moussi. She had been trying to submit an appeal against presidential decrees related to the upcoming local elections claiming a lack of transparency...

African leaders attending this year’s Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UNFCCC must avoid mistakes made during the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, where leaders adopted the Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change and Call to Action (Nairobi Declaration), which in many ways failed to...

Tunisian lawmakers must refrain from adopting a highly restrictive NGO law that, if passed, would threaten independent civil society organizations in the country, said Amnesty International today. A draft NGO law, submitted by a group of MPs on 10 October, is due to be examined imminently by a...

The Tunisian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release six political opposition figures who have been arbitrarily detained for nearly eight months solely for their peaceful political activism on unfounded accusations of “conspiracy against state security” and drop all charges against...

On 26 September, prominent opposition figure Jaouhar Ben Mbarek announced a hunger strike to protest his unjust detention in a trumped-up conspiracy case. On 2 October, five other detained defendants in the same case also announced a hunger strike. They include Khayyam Turki, Issam Chebbi, Ghazi...

On 13 February, Tunisian security forces arrested former Justice Minister Noureddine Bhiri and leader of Ennahdha opposition party after they raided his house in Tunis. A judge questioned Noureddine Bhiri the following day over critical public remarks he had made, accusing him of seeking to “change...

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Tunisian authorities have used vague provisions in the law governing pretrial detention to jail a series of high-profile opponents, public figures, and perceived enemies of President Kais Saied without showing that the measure is reasonable and necessary as required by international law. These...