In recent times, Tunisia has been witnessing a wave of systematic violence targeting women in various spaces, taking on an increasingly aggressive and escalating form when it comes to women activists. They find themselves at the intersection of digital repression and political intimidation. This is the reality faced by professor and feminist Sana Ben Achour, who has been subjected to the circulation of her photos in Facebook groups accompanied by abusive comments, intended to mobilize hostility against her and silence her voice.

Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms observes with deep concern the rise of systematic cyber-violence targeting women in general, feminists, human rights defenders, and women politicians in particular, reflecting broader attempts within the public sphere to restrict and suppress the right to dissent and free expression.

The digital harassment faced by feminists today represents a dangerous intersection between violence and authoritarianism, where the online space is used as a tool of political intimidation, aiming to exclude women from public life and impose control over their bodies and ideas. These digital attacks are often accompanied by arrests and prosecutions of activists, either because of their activism or merely for expressing their opinions online, using restrictive laws such as Decree 54 and Article 86 of the Telecommunications Code.

In this context, Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms expresses its full solidarity with professor and feminist Sana Ben Achour and conveys its deep concern over the official and societal complacency in addressing these attacks. What professor Ben Achour is subjected to, online harassment, defamation, violations of dignity, and hate speech is not a series of spontaneous reactions, but a direct assault on her civil and political rights and her freedom to express her views, which have long been a vital contribution to the human rights and feminist movement.