Ahmed Souab, a prominent Tunisian lawyer, rights advocate, and former judge, was released from prison on Monday, February 23, 2026, after serving a 10-month sentence handed down by an anti-terror court. Arrest and Trial Souab, 69, was detained in April 2025 after condemning a mass trial of public figures in…
A Tunisian court has handed down a death sentence to 56-year-old day labourer Saber Chouchane, convicted of insulting President Kais Saied and assaulting state security through Facebook posts. The ruling, delivered on October 3, 2025, is being described as unprecedented in Tunisia’s modern history, according to the Tunisian League for…