Tunisia antigovernment protests 2026
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Tunisia softens 'false news' penalty
Repeat offenders under Decree 54 may still face jail time.
Lawyer and columnist Sonia Dahmani was sentenced to two years in prison for criticising conditions in Tunisian prisons in a radio interview in May 2026.
Decree 54 was issued by President Kais Saied in September 2022.
Hundreds protest in Tunisia for release of jailed Gaza flotilla activists
Protesters demanded the release of four Global Sumud Flotilla activists.
The Global Sumud Flotilla sailed towards Gaza in 2025 to deliver humanitarian aid.
The activists were detained over alleged financial misconduct linked to the Gaza aid mission.
Tunisian protesters demand release of four Sumud activists
Human Rights Watch said Tunisian authorities have increasingly used financial, anti-money laundering and counterterrorism legislation against civil society actors and activists.
Ghassen Bouaazi said Wael Naouar had been on hunger strike for about 35 days and his health had deteriorated considerably.
Nidhal Khadraoui said Henchiri is in urgent need of surgery following complications from a previous injury he sustained during his detention in Israel.
Tunisian flotilla activists remain jailed as hunger striker worsens
Naouar's lawyer Bassem Trifi said Naouar was entering his 24th day without food on Tuesday and described his condition as very serious.
None of the four detained activists has been convicted of an offence.
The four activists are due to appear in court on September 16.
Tunisia arrests journalist Mohamed Yousfi amid crackdown on critics
Broadcaster Mourad Zeghidi was sentenced in January to three and a half years in prison.
Tunisia's Minister of Justice Leila Jaffel said the defendants sought to destabilise the country.
Tunisian police arrested journalist Mohamed Yousfi.
Tunisia's top court upholds convictions of opposition figures and activists
President Kais Saied described the accused as traitors and terrorists following their arrests in 2023.
Tunisia's justice minister said the defendants sought to destabilise the country.
Politician Noureddine Bhiri was sentenced to 10 years.
8 migrants buried in Tunisia's Ben Guerdane
The eight migrants who drowned were among 15 people aboard a small vessel attempting to reach Europe.
Eight migrants who drowned after their boat sank were buried in Ben Guerdane, Tunisia.
Migrant boat sinking sparks protests in Tunisia
A boat carrying 15 migrants sank off Tunisia's southeastern coast late on Friday.
The bodies of 12 people were recovered by Sunday, according to the Tunisian National Guard.
In the 2018 Kerkennah disaster, more than 100 people died or went missing after a migrant boat sank, leading to the dismissal of the then-interior minister.
Protests Erupt in Tunisia Following Fatal Migrant Boat Sinking
A migrant boat carrying 15 Tunisians sank off the southeastern coast of Tunisia while traveling to Italy, leaving eight dead and six missing.
The boat disaster triggered protests in Ben Guerdane amid discontent over deteriorating public services and rising poverty.
Protesters in Tunis Demand Resignation of President Kais Saied
The march was organised by the Nafas Movement, a new opposition group.
The protesters denounced power cuts and the rising cost of living.
Hundreds of Tunisians took to the streets in Tunis on Thursday to call for President Kais Saied to step down.
Antigovernment protesters take to Tunisia's streets for second month
The July 25 protest was scheduled to coincide with the anniversary of President Saied's 2021 dismissal of the government and suspension of parliament.
Saied began ruling by decree in 2021 and dissolved parliament in 2022.
Saied's government introduced cost-saving measures including halting public sector hiring and reducing imports.
“experiencing a complete collapse”