Decree-Law 54

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Hamza Belloumi, Haythem el-Mekk, Insaf Boughdiri, Ghassen Ben Khelifa, Sonia Dahmani, Khaoula Boukrim

Neither free nor imprisoned: Tunisia’s journalists in legal limbo

In Tunisia, at least four journalists and commentators sentenced to prison over the last year remain free, trying to work and carry on with their daily lives while knowing they could be arrested and taken into custody. Two others are in exile, unable to return home without risking imprisonment. Whether they will eventually be forced…

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Sonia Dahmani, a lawyer, writer, and prominent commentator in Tunisia, a law that has become the government main weapon against political commentary and independent journalism.

CPJ condemns 18-month sentence against Tunisian commentator Sonia Dahmani

New York, April 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tunisian authorities to repeal the April 13 appeals court decision to uphold the conviction of Tunisian political commentator and lawyer Sonia Dahmani while reducing her sentence to 18 months in prison. Dahmani is currently free, but she risks being arrested at any moment, her…

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