Issam Chebbi: Detained for Exercising His Right to Political Opposition

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…

Behind the Walls: Report on Torture and Medical Neglect in the Tunisian Prison System

Behind the Walls: Report on Torture and Medical Neglect in the Tunisian Prison System

To access the report: Behind the Walls Report on Torture, Ill-Treatment, and Medical Neglect at the Heart of Tunisia’s Prison System Tunis, 28 October 2025…

Creatives Between Prison and Prohibition

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

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

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…

“Siwar Bargaoui: From Political Activism to a Prison Cell”

“Siwar Bargaoui: From Political Activism to a Prison Cell”

Summary: Siwar Bargaoui, a young political activist, volunteered in the electoral campaign of politician Ayachi Zammel. She was accused of allegedly forging electoral endorsements. This…

Artbook “ART FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM”

Artbook “ART FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM”

To access the Artbook This project is a digital publication initiated by Intersection for Rights and Freedoms and Hivos, as part of an artistic competition…

From General Human Rights Violations to the Criminalization of LGBTQIA++ Individuals In Tunisia

From General Human Rights Violations to the Criminalization of LGBTQIA++ Individuals In Tunisia

To access the Policy Paper: From General Human Rights Violations to the Criminalization of LGBTQIA++ Individuals In Tunisia In Tunisia, despite constitutional commitments to human…

Advancing the Economic Inclusion of LGBTQIA++ People in Tunisia The Role of International Development Programs

Advancing the Economic Inclusion of LGBTQIA++ People in Tunisia The Role of International Development Programs

To access the Policy Paper: Advancing the Economic Inclusion of LGBTQIA++ People in Tunisia The Role of International Development Programs Tunisia has always been viewed…

Towards Effective Socio Economic Inclusion of LGBTQIA++ Individuals in Tunisia A Human Rights Based Approach

Towards Effective Socio Economic Inclusion of LGBTQIA++ Individuals in Tunisia A Human Rights Based Approach

To access the Policy Paper:  Towards Effective Socio Economic Inclusion of LGBTQIA++ Individuals in Tunisia A Human Rights Based Approach In Tunisia, individuals from the…

Speech on Trial: Legal and Human Rights Perspectives on the Prosecution of Sonia Dahmani

Speech on Trial: Legal and Human Rights Perspectives on the Prosecution of Sonia Dahmani

Sonia Dahmani, a Tunisian lawyer and media commentator, has been held in detention since May 2024. She was arrested and imprisoned over public remarks made…

The Political Detention of Abir Moussi: A Chronological Account of Systematic Legal and Human Rights Violations

The Political Detention of Abir Moussi: A Chronological Account of Systematic Legal and Human Rights Violations

Summary: Abir Moussi, a Tunisian lawyer and politician and the president of the Free Destourian Party (PDL), has been detained since October 2023. She was…

Watch out.. Repression has Begun

Watch out.. Repression has Begun

To access the report:Watch out.. Repression has Begun Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms has released an annual report for 2024, entitled “Watch out.. Repression…

Media and Hate Speech: Its Impact on Women and the LGBTQ++ Community in Tunisia

Media and Hate Speech: Its Impact on Women and the LGBTQ++ Community in Tunisia

To access the report: Media and Hate Speech Its Impact on Women and the LGBTQ Community in Tunisia Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms has…

Adultery in the Context of Law and Society: Between Criminalization and Discrimination

Adultery in the Context of Law and Society: Between Criminalization and Discrimination

To access the report: Adultery in the Balance of Law and Society Between Criminalization and Discrimination In the context of the project of “Feminists For…

Queer Lives in Tunisia: The Real Facets of Absent Justice

Queer Lives in Tunisia: The Real Facets of Absent Justice

To access the report: Queer Lives in Tunisia The Real Facets of Absent Justice The present report, entitled Queer Lives in Tunisia: The Real Facets…

Compulsory Silence

Compulsory Silence

To access the report: Compulsory Silence This report highlights the continued  deterioration of freedom of opinion  and expression in Tunisia during the  second half of…

FROM DETENTION TO PRISON: THE JOURNEY OF WOMEN POLITICAL PRISONERS IN TUNISIA

FROM DETENTION TO PRISON: THE JOURNEY OF WOMEN POLITICAL PRISONERS IN TUNISIA

To access the report: From Detention to Prison The Journey of Women Political Prisoners in Tunisia.  

Prison or Recycling: The Future of Political opponents in Tunisia

Prison or Recycling: The Future of Political opponents in Tunisia

To access the report: Prison or Recycling In September, Intersection Association for Rights and Freedom released a monitoring report entitled “Imprisonment or Recycling: The Future…

Monthly Newsletter March 2024 Violations

Monthly Newsletter March 2024 Violations

“Prison, Extortion and Threat: The Price of Women’s Participation in Public Space.” On 6th March, Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms, and EuroMed Rights- Tunis.…

Prison, Extortion, and Threat: The Price of Women’s Participation  in Public Space

Prison, Extortion, and Threat: The Price of Women’s Participation in Public Space

To access the report: Prison, Extortion, and Threat The Price of Women’s Participation in Public Space Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms, in partnership with…

Monthly Newsletter February 2024 Violations

Monthly Newsletter February 2024 Violations

Trials Continue under Decree No.54: Mounir Bechedhli On February 6, 2024, the court of First Instance in Kef issued a preliminary ruling sentence imprisoning “Mounir…

Last Days of Freedom.

Last Days of Freedom.

 To access the report:Last days of freedom Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms released a monitoring report entitled” Last Days of Freedom.‏” The report focuses…

Monthly Newsletter January 2024 Violations

Monthly Newsletter January 2024 Violations

Tunisian Journalist Zied El Hani Faces Imprisonment for Criticizing Government Official On January 1, 2023, Tunisian journalist Zied El Hani was imprisoned and charged with…

Express Yourself and Let the 54 Guess

Express Yourself and Let the 54 Guess

To access the Comic book, please click on this link. The Observatory on Violations of Freedom of Opinion and Expression published a Comic book titled…

Oppression Family

Oppression Family

To access the Position Paper, please click on this link oppression family November 27, 2023 On November 27, 2023, Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms…

Opinion trials in Tunisia after July 25, 2021

Opinion trials in Tunisia after July 25, 2021

To view the report:Opinion trials in Tunisia after July 25, 2021 Tunis, October 4, 2023 In the framework of the Observatory for Violations of Freedom…

“Behind the Walls” Report on the prison situation of political prisoners in Tunisia and the violations committed against them during their stay in prison

“Behind the Walls” Report on the prison situation of political prisoners in Tunisia and the violations committed against them during their stay in prison

For the report, click here: Behind Walls Tunis, July 28, 2023 Intersection  Association for Rights and Freedoms issued a report entitled “Behind the Walls” on…

Freedom Struggles and Repression

Freedom Struggles and Repression

For access to the report: Freedom Struggles and Repression eng For access to the database (AR) Tunisia, June 19, 2023 Today, Intersection Association for Rights…