Adem Noubigh: Loss of Sight Following Injury by a Tear Gas Projectile During Protests in Ben Guerdane
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms expresses its deep concern over the injury sustained by 19-year-old Adem Noubigh to his eye on the evening of…
Farouk Amroussia: Torture and Ill-Treatment:
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms expresses its deep concern over allegations of torture and ill-treatment suffered by citizen Farouk Amroussia on 17 August 2026.…
Ongoing Protest Behind Bars: Chawki Tabib Begins a Hunger Strike
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms is following with grave concern the situation of lawyer Chawki Tabib, former President of the Tunisian National Bar Association…
13 August: We Do Not Celebrate Rights Denied in a Reality That Kills and Imprisons Us
13 August 2026 is meant to be a day of celebration for Tunisians. It marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Personal Status Code…
Anis Cherni: Suspicious Death Behind Bars
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms expresses its deep concern over the suspicious death of Anis Cherni, a 28-year-old Tunisian citizen, following his arrest and…
Adem Noubigh: Loss of Sight Following Injury by a Tear Gas Projectile During Protests in Ben Guerdane
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms expresses its deep concern over the injury sustained by 19-year-old Adem Noubigh to his eye on the evening of…
Lotfi Mraihi: A Political Prisoner Worn Down by Court Rulings
Summary Lotfi Mraihi, Secretary General of the Popular Republican Union Party, has faced a series of judicial proceedings that began following media statements he made…
Skander Sassi: Victim of Ill-Treatment and Torture During Detention
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms expresses its deep concern over allegations of torture and ill-treatment suffered by citizen Skander Sassi, aged 33, during his…
Rising Deaths in Tunisian Prisons Demand Urgent Action
Tunisian prisons have recently witnessed a series of suspicious deaths that signal growing risks to the safety of persons deprived of their liberty. In this…
In the Name of the People: The Dismantling of Judicial Independence in Tunisia after 25 July 2021
You can access the report via this link: In the Name of the People The Dismantling of Judicial Independence in Tunisia after 25 July 2021…
Human Rights Remain Protected Behind Bars
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms is monitoring the situation of persons deprived of their liberty in prison facilities amid the severe heatwave affecting Tunisia…
Chawki Tebib: Denied Access to Medical Care Despite Specialist Prescriptions
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms is closely monitoring with serious concern the continued denial of necessary healthcare to lawyer, former President of the Tunisian…
Journalist “Heythem El Mekki” Sentenced to one year in Prison
On 8 July 2026, the Court of Appeal in Sfax sentenced journalist and media figure Heythem El Mekki to one year in prison in a…
Civil Society Confronting Repression: Report on Violations Targeting Associations: from May 2024 to the End of May 2026
You can access the report via this link: Civil Society Confronting Repression Report on Violations Targeting Associations from May 2024 to the End of May…
One-year prison sentence upheld against the President of the Tunisian Judges Association, Anas Hmaidi
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms is following the ruling issued by the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal in Tunis, which upheld the…
Journalist Hedi Raddaoui Once Again Before the Courts
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms is following with concern the continued judicial prosecution of journalist Hedi Raddaoui in relation to his journalistic work and…
In Support of Tunisia’s Lawyers and the Right to Defence
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms is closely following the peaceful protest organised by the Tunisian Order of Lawyers on 18 June 2026, following the…
Continued Prosecution of Khayreddine Debaya
The Court of First Instance in Gabès has postponed the hearing in the case of environmental activist Khayreddine Debaya and 11 other young people to…
Education Reform Must Not Be Built on Prison Sentences and Punitive Measures
Following the conclusion of the main session of the 2026 baccalaureate exams, amid controversy, arrests, and referrals to the courts involving students accused of cheating,…
How Much Longer Must Women Agricultural Workers Pay with Their Lives?
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms received, with deep sorrow, the news of a truck overturning while transporting women agricultural workers in the El Brij…
Khawla Boukrim Sentenced to Four Years in Prison under Decree-Law 54
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms condemns the judgment issued in absentia against journalist Khawla Boukrim, sentencing her to four years in prison over posts…
Judicial Prosecution of Student Mohamed Khalil Tlili
On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, student Mohamed Khalil Tlili appeared before the Court of First Instance in Tunis to challenge a first-instance judgment issued in…
Political Activist Siwar Bargaoui Once Again Before the Courts
On Monday, 8 June 2026, political activist Siwar Bargaoui appeared before the Correctional Chamber of the Tunis 2 Court of First Instance in connection with…
No to the Criminalization of Youth Activism
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms condemns the summoning of human rights activists Asma Fatma Moatemri, Imen Ben Jouira, Rahma Khachnaoui, and Nawres Zoghbi Douzi,…
Soufiane Boukadi: Arbitrary Arrest and Severe Medical Neglect
Summary: Sofiane Boukadi, a Tunisian human rights activist, was subjected to an arbitrary arrest on the date of 18 February 2026, with no prior judicial…
Social Accountability Cannot Be Suspended!
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms strongly condemns the decision to suspend the activities of the Social Accountability Association for 30 days, seeing it as…
“Cities as a Factor of Inequality: The Gender Pay Gap and Its Impact on Women’s Access to Adequate Housing” A Case Study of Egypt and Tunisia”
You can access the report via this link: Cities as Spaces of Structural Inequality “Diwan Al-omran” in partnership with “Intersection Association for Rights and…
Justice Denied: Prison Sentences Confirmed for Mourad Zeghidi and Borhen Bsaies
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms expresses its concern regarding the ruling issued on Tuesday, 12 May 2026, by the Tunis Court of Appeal, which…
The Erosion of the Right to Organize in Tunisia: New Mechanisms for Dissolving Associations
The Tunis Court of First Instance considered on Monday, 11 May 2026, the case concerning the request to dissolve both Al Khatt Association and Mnemty…
Zied El Heni: One year in prison over a journalistic article
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms condemns the decision issued by the Court of First Instance of Tunis on 7 May 2026 against journalist Zied…
Abdallah Saïd: sentenced to one year in prison with the request for release denied.
On 22 April 2026, the Court of First Instance in Medenine sentenced human rights activist and former President of “the Children of the Moon Association”,…
The criminalization of speech : journalist Zied El Heni Detained over an article
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms condemns the decision to place journalist Zied El Heni in police custody for 48 hours following his appearance on…
Sihem Bensedrine: From Leading Transitional Justice to Facing Judicial Harassment
Summary: Sihem Bensedrine, a human rights activist and previous president of the Truth and Dignity Commission, has been subjected since 2021 to a series of…
The sentencing of Sonia Dahmani: a condemnation of freedom of expression and the criminalization of dissenting opinion
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms condemns the appellate judgment of 13 April 2026 issued by the Misdemeanor Chamber of the Court of Appeal in…
Intention to run for the presidential election costs politician Lotfi Mraihi six years in prison
The Secretary General of the Republican People’s Union, Lotfi Mraihi, was referred on 10 April 2026 to the Criminal Chamber of the Court of First…
Chawki Tabib: from judicial prosecution to deprivation of liberty
An order for pre-trial detention was issued on 14 April 2026 against lawyer Chawki Tabib, former President of the National Bar Association and former head…
Civic Space: From a Space of Freedoms to a Sphere of Prosecution
You can access the report via this link: Civic Space From a Space of Freedoms to a Sphere of Prosecution Intersection Association for Rights and…
A new phase in targeting tunisian judges
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms continues to monitor the proceedings in the trial of Mr. Anas Hmaidi, President of the Tunisian Judges’ Association who…
Saadia Mosbah: Criminalizing Civil Society Work as a Political Tool to Target Women Human Rights Defenders
Summary Saadia Mosbah, a human rights activist and President of the association Mnemty, has been detained since 7 May 2024 in connection with her civil…
بيان تضامني مع الناشط خيرالدين دبية
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms expresses its deepest and unconditional support with the environmental activist “Khaireddine Debbeya”, and other environmental activist in the region…
Freedom for Riadh Ben Fadhel
On Monday, February 9,2026, Riadh Ben Fadhel, political detainee and General Coordinator of Al Qotb party, appeared before the Court of First Instance, in his…
Fifteen-Day Prison Sentence and Financial Fines for Dalila Ben Mbarek Msaddek and Borhen Bsaies over Media Statements
On Friday, 23 January 2026, the Criminal Chamber of the Court of First Instance in Tunis issued a ruling sentencing lawyer Dalila Ben Mbarek, Msaddek,…
Three and a Half Year Prison Sentence and Financial Penalties Imposed on Mourad Zghidi and Borhen Bsaies
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms condemns the ruling issued today, Thursday, 22 January 2026, by the Criminal Chamber of the Court of First Instance…
“Chaima Issa: 20 Years in Prison… The Cost of Political Participation”
Summary Chaima Issa, a writer, researcher, human rights and political activist, and a leading member of the National Salvation Front, was arrested from the midst…
Free Ayachi Hammami
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms strongly condemns the arrest of prominent lawyer and human rights defender Ayachi Hammami, who was taken from his home…
Women Condemned by Stigma and Prison
The recent appellate judgments handed down in what has come to be known publicly as the “Conspiracy Against State Security Case” mark a deepening phase…
Detention of political activist Chaima Issa
On Saturday, 29 November 2025, the political activist Chaima Issa was arrested following her abduction by plain-clothes police officers while she was participating in a…
Ridha Belhaj: A Victim of Political Abuse and an Unfair Trial
Summary Ridha Belhaj, a 63-year-old Tunisian lawyer and politician, previously served as Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister in 2011 and later as Chief of…
1000 Days Behind Bars, 1000 Days of Rights Denied
Today marks 1000 days of detention and ongoing violations regarding the political case well known in the media as the “Conspiracy Case”, during which detainees…
Severe Hunger Strike Threatens the Life of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek
Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms follows with deep concerns the deterioration of the health state of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, who has been imprisoned for…
Issam Chebbi: Detained for Exercising His Right to Political Opposition
Summary Issam Chebbi, Secretary-General of the Republican Party in Tunisia, was arrested on 22 February 2023 at his home in the capital, Tunis, in connection…
Creatives Between Prison and Prohibition
To access the report: Creatives Between Prison and Prohibition The Observatory for violations of freedom of opinion and expression, released on September 30, 2025, a…
Sherifa Riahi: Grave Violations and Deprivation of Motherhood
Summary: Sherifa Riahi, a human rights and civil society activist and the former Executive Director of the NGO Terre d’Asile Tunisie, has been imprisoned since…
Jaouhar Ben Mbarek: when politics becomes a crime that needs punishment
Summary: Jawher Ben Mbarek, a law professor and prominent leader of the National Salvation Front, was arrested on February 23, 2023, in what became widely…