The Tunisian government has systematically cracked down on civil society groups and their members since 2024, all but shutting down the vibrant civic space that emerged after the 2011 revolution.

"بدأت مشاكلي عندما اعترضنا الحرس الوطني [التونسي] في البحر؛ حينها اصطدمت بواقع الرحلة".

على "الاتحاد الأوروبي" ودوله الأعضاء إدانة الانتهاكات الحقوقية في تونس علنا، ووقف تمويل الأنشطة المنتهِكة المرتبطة بالسيطرة على الهجرة.

L’Elysée a fini par mettre son veto. Récit d’une volte-face.

The European Union (EU) and its member states should publicly denounce human rights violations in Tunisia and stop funding abusive migration control activities.

Tunisian courts sentenced eight human rights defenders to prison terms and fines in recent days, for charges connected to their human rights work, including two prominent women who were handed harsh s...

Trois ans après la signature du protocole d'accord UE-Tunisie, l’Union européenne devrait réexaminer son approche, face à la dégradation de la situation des droits humains en Tunisie.

ÉDITORIAL. Après s’être abattue sur les opposants politiques, la « folie judiciaire » cible désormais les militants des droits humains ou les journalistes qui osent dénoncer la politique du chef de l’...

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 head of the anti-di...

A Tunis court on June 26, 2026, sentenced Sihem Bensedrine, 75, a prominent human rights defender and former president of the Truth and Dignity Commission, to a total of 25 years in prison and a heavy...

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سيخضع المحامي والمدافع عن حقوق الإنسان التونسي أحمد صواب، المحكوم بالسَّجن بتهم متعلقة بالإرهاب، لمحاكمة جديدة في الاستئناف في 12 فبراير/شباط 2026.

A Tunisian lawyer and human rights defender, Ahmed Souab, sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges, will face a new trial on appeal on February 12, 2026.

Iran’s security forces have carried out mass killings of protesters after nationwide protests escalated on January 8, 2026. Thousands of protesters and bystanders are believed to have been killed.

Aid workers accused of assisting irregular migration to Tunisia went on trial on Monday, as Amnesty International criticised what it called "the relentless criminalisation of civil society" in the cou...

TRIBUNE. Dans une tribune au « Monde », le coordinateur « sport et droits humains » de l’ONG Human Rights Watch, Vincent Sima Olé, considère que l’organisation de la Coupe d’Afrique des nations au Mar...

Tunisian authorities have arrested three prominent activists in recent weeks after their unjust convictions in a sham trial on charges of conspiracy and terrorism.

Tunisian authorities have arrested three prominent activists in recent weeks after their unjust convictions in a sham trial on charges of conspiracy and terrorism.

Les autorités tunisiennes ont arrêté trois activistes de premier plan, après leur condamnation injuste à l'issue d'un simulacre de procès portant sur des accusations de complot et terrorisme.

A Tunisian appeals court on Friday handed jail terms of up to 45 years to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers, a court document showed, in what critics said was a sign of President Kais Saied'...

Five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees will go on trial on November 24, 2025, amid a broader crackdown on civil society groups in Tunisia.

Rights group has urged the Tunisian government to overturn 'abusive convictions' and release detainees in what they say is a crackdown on dissent