Defenders / Tunisia / Yadh Bousselmi Case № HM-TN-2024-008
Defender · Tunisia

YADH
BOUSSELMI

A Tunisian defender detained since May 2024. Awaiting full case documentation and editorial review.

Released (conditional) Tunisia →
Country
Tunisia
Role
Human rights monitor
Arrested
8 May 2024
Status
Pre-trial · no verdict
HM-TN-2024-008
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Our Record · Resolved

Released after
759 days.

0.

Days held before release on 8 May 2024. Case closed · counter frozen

Detention timeline · arrest → todayCounter live
8 May 2024Arrest
8 May 2024Arrested as director of Terre d'Asile Tunisie
5 Jan 2026Convicted on bogus charges; two-year suspended sentence; released
6 Jun 2026Today
Case events · 3 on file
  1. Arrest

    Arrest

    Yadh Bousselmi was arrested in Tunisia.

  2. Arrest

    Arrested as director of Terre d'Asile Tunisie

    On 8 May 2024, Yadh Bousselmi, the current director of Terre d'Asile Tunisie (the Tunisian branch of French NGO France Terre d'Asile), was arrested in connection with the organisation's humanitarian work with refugees and migrants. He was placed in pretrial detention. Sources: Amnesty International (MDE 30/0508/2025), ICJ.

  3. Verdict

    Convicted on bogus charges; two-year suspended sentence; released

    On 5 January 2026, the Tunis First Instance Criminal Court convicted Bousselmi alongside co-defendants Sherifa Riahi and Mohamed Joô on charges of "sheltering individuals entering or leaving the Tunisian territory illegally" and "knowingly helping or attempting to facilitate the entry, exit, movement or irregular stay of a foreigner in Tunisia." The court imposed a two-year suspended prison sentence. He was released the same day after spending one year and nine months in arbitrary pretrial detention. Sources: Amnesty International (MDE 30/0777/2026), ICJ.

DocumentedViolations
Arbitrary detention Criminalization of solidarity Judicial harassment Prolonged pretrial detention Unfair trial
Verified · 11 May 2026HuMENA Editorial
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§ 01 · The case

The arrest, and what followed.

Background and Work

Information about Yadh Bousselmi's background and work is pending editorial review and full case documentation.

Arrest and Detention

Yadh Bousselmi was arrested on 8 May 2024 in Tunisia. He remains detained.

Legal Proceedings

Details of the legal proceedings, charges, and trial status are pending documentation.

Sources on file with HuMENA EditorialReading time · 6 minutes

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A Tunisian defender arrested in May 2024 whose case awaits full documentation.
HuMENA Editorial · 2026

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Editorial · Provenance

Compiled by HuMENA's Tunisia research team from primary documentation, public filings, family-supplied legal documents, and confidential partner reporting. Editorial responsibility: HuMENA Editorial Board.

HuMENA Editorial Retrieved · 2026-05-11
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First published · 12 May 2026  ·  Last verified · 11 May 2026 Take-down requests · takedowns@humena.org
2024 → 2026 · 3 calendar years of detention