Journalists Imprisoned in Tunisia (2)
(as of 12-31-97)
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Hamadi Jebali, Al-Fajr
Imprisoned: January 1991

Jebali, editor of Al-Fajr, the weekly newspaper of the banned Islamist Al-Nahda party, was sentenced to 16 years in prison by the military court in Bouchoucha on August 28, 1992. He was tried along with 279 others accused of belonging to Al-Nahda. Jebali was convicted of "aggression with the intention of changing the nature of the state" and "membership in an illegal organization." During his testimony, Jebali denied the charges against him and displayed evidence that he had been tortured while in custody. Jebali has been in jail since January 1991, when he was sentenced to one year in prison after Al-Fajr published an article calling for the abolition of military courts in Tunisia. International human rights groups monitoring the mass trial concluded that it fell far below international standards of justice.


Abdellah Zouari, Al-Fajr
Imprisoned: February 1991

Zouari, a contributor to Al-Fajr, the weekly newspaper of the banned Islamist Al-Nahda party,was sentenced to 11 years in prison by the military court in Bouchoucha on August 28, 1992. He was tried along with 279 others accused of belonging to Al-Nahda. He has been in jail since February 1991, when he was charged with "association with an unrecognized organization." International human rights groups monitoring the trial concluded that it fell far short of international standards of justice.


Please send appeals to:
M. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali 
President of the Republic of Tunisia 
Presidential Palace 
Tunis, Tunisia 
Fax: 216 1 744 721

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