@salsabilc.bsky.social
Tunisia Researcher/Director at Human Rights Watch. Former Journalist covering Tunisia and Algeria.
The arrest of Ayachi Hammami, a prominent human rights lawyer, was the latest sign of #Tunisia’s backsliding into authoritarianism. “He wasn’t punished for any crime, but for standing up against oppression and defending human rights.” @hrw.org
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Hearing disturbing news that Tunisian HRD & prominent lawyer Ayachi Hammami was arrested yesterday to serve a 5-year prison sentence on trumped up terrorism charges; I have urged the Tunisian authorities to stop criminalising HRDs & politicising the judiciary.
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الأحكام الجائرة والقاسية التي صدرت الأسبوع الماضي في "قضية التآمر" المسيّسة تعود بـ #تونس خطوات عدة إلى الوراء
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A Tunis Appeal Court last week sentenced 34 defendants in the politically motivated “Conspiracy Case” to between 5 and 45 years in prison. These harsh sentences stem from a gross distortion of the justice system and are only meant to silence dissent.
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#Tunisia.ns protesting authoritarianism show more courage than EU Delg in Tunis.
Is EU's utter silence on #Tunisia's repressive turn its way to implement @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu's deal? It's a blow to principles; it's also poor policy
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#Tunisia: Harsh sentences were issued in the notorious "conspiracy case" following sessions marred by serious violations. While some defendants were acquitted, other sentences included 45 years in prison.
👉 Tunisian authorities should revert these unjust sentences & release all political detainees.
صدرت أحكام قاسية في استئناف "قضية التآمر" سيئة الصيت في #تونس إثر جلسات تخللتها خروقات جسيمة. بينما تمت تبرئة بعض المتهمين، شملت الأحكام السَّجن 45 عاما.
ينبغي للسلطات التونسية إلغاء هذه الأحكام الجائرة والإفراج عن جميع المعتقلين السياسيين.
Amazing news from #Tunisia: lawyer & commentator Sonia Dahmani released from arbitrary detention; at same time as Euro-Parliament adopted critical resolution on her case
Public diplomacy works. A lesson for @eudiplomacy.bsky.social: Silence is never an option
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Relieved to see aid workers on trial yesterday in #Tunisia can go free. But only because they already spent their sentence in jail.
Colleagues from the Tunisian Refugee Council never have been charged in the first place.
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Conseil tunisien pour les réfugiés : Djemali & Krimi ont été libérés hier soir, mais condamnés à 2 ans de prison (dont du sursis).
Ils n'auraient jamais dû être inquiétés pr leur travail légitime et encore moins emprisonnés. Les autorités devraient annuler ces condamnations #Tunisie @hrw-fr.hrw.org
Among many politically-driven trials in #Tunisia is the one faced by 5 staff of Tunisian Council for Refugees, a key partner of the UN Refugee Agency .
@eudiplomacy.bsky.social should stop ignoring the reality that its silence is complicity into deeper repression.
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NEW: The Israeli government’s forced displacement of the populations of three West Bank refugee camps in January and February 2025 amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Human Rights Watch calls for overturning 'politically motivated' convictions in Tunisia - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/human-rights-group-decries-politically-motivated-court-case-tunisia-1
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Concernant le meurtre de #JamalKhashoggi en 2018, le président Trump a déclaré hier devant le prince héritier saoudien Mohammed ben Salmane que le dirigeant saoudien "n'était au courant de rien et qu'il fallait en rester là."
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Human Rights Watch is hiring a research assistant on Tunisia and Libya, based in Tunis: job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
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We are hiring a research assistant to work on #Tunisia and #Libya. The position is based in Tunis.
Deadline to apply is December 1.
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On Monday, a Tunis court will hear the appeal of 37 people unjustly sentenced to heavy prison terms on baseless accusations of conspiracy & terrorism after a shameful judicial process devoid of fair trial guarantees.
#Tunisian authorities should end this sham trial.
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Malgré les attaques convergentes dont il fait l’objet, Zohran #Mamdani a de fortes chances de devenir, le 4 novembre prochain, le premier maire musulman de #NewYork. Sa campagne montre également les traces que laisse dans les mentalités le génocide à #Gaza
Par Sylvain Cypel
Contrairement aux fantasmes de l’extrême droite, les Algériens ne sont pas mieux lotis que les autres:
« On a conscience que si on fait un faux pas, on reste des étrangers, et surtout des Algériens. »
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منزلق خطير في #تونس: أول حكم بالإعدام عقابا على التعبير السلمي عن الرأي
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A Tunisian court sentenced a man to death last week for peaceful Facebook posts. He received a presidential pardon this week following widespread outrage, but this is an unprecedented sentence for nonviolent expression in Tunisia. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
09.10.2025 10:18 — 👍 1 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1Country-wide protests initiated by the youth group GenZ212 have gripped Morocco, as protesters criticize the government over corruption and spending.
Morocco’s government should hear protestors’ demands. Learn more ⤵️
Disturbing reports that Greta Thunberg is being subjected to harsh treatment in Israeli custody after removal from the Gaza flotilla, including being detained in a bedbug infested cell, with too little food and water, and forced to hold flags for pictures. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
05.10.2025 14:30 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Sonia Dahmani is imprisoned since May 2024 for remarks she made on the TV/radio under Decree-Law 54 on Cybercrime. The authorities even retaliated against her sister Ramla for fiercely advocating for her release & sentenced her in absentia to 2years in prison this July, under the same law. #Tunisia
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En l'absence de mesures internationales concrètes, des flottilles tentent de briser le blocus illégal d'Israël à #Gaza.
Les attaques contre la Global Sumud Flotilla à Tunis soulignent la nécessité pour les gouvernments de protéger les militants.
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Moroccan authorities should urgently overturn the 30-month sentence of an activist, Ibtissame Lachgar, convicted on blasphemy charges for wearing a t-shirt they deemed offensive. Authorities need to ensure that the right to free expression is respected www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
11.09.2025 12:13 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Il n'y a aucun endroit sûr où se réfugier à #Gaza.
Les forces israéliennes ont ordonné à des milliers de Palestinien·ne·s de la ville de Gaza d'évacuer alors que l'armée prépare une nouvelle offensive majeure.
Les États doivent agir pour empêcher un génocide à Gaza.
In the absence of meaningful government action, the #GlobalSumudFlotilla is sailing to #Gaza in an intent to break Israel’s illegal blockade & deliver essential aid.
Govts should take action to halt abuses, sanction Israel, and protect Flotilla activists.
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#Mauritanie: Les forces de sécurité mauritaniennes ont commis de graves violations des droits humains entre 2020 et début 2025 à l’encontre de migrants et de demandeurs d’asile.
Dans un nouveau rapport, @hrw-fr.hrw.org documente ces abus 🧵⬇️
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📣 Call for applications: Shelter City programme in the Netherlands for human rights defenders at risk and in need of temporary relocation.
🗓️ Deadline to apply: 10 August 2025 at 23:59 CEST
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