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A Tunisian court on July 1, 2025, sentenced in absentia Ramla Dahmani (shown), the sister of imprisoned lawyer and political commentator Sonia Dahmani, to two years in prison on false news charges. (Photo: Courtesy of Ramla Dahmani)

Tunisia sentences sister in absentia for advocating for jailed journalist Sonia Dahmani

New York, July 9, 2025—CPJ urges Tunisian authorities to cease the prosecution of family members of journalists advocating for their release after a Tunis court on July 1 sentenced in absentia Ramla Dahmani, the sister of imprisoned lawyer and political commentator Sonia Dahmani, to two years in prison on false news charges.  “Tunisian authorities are…

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