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An open record of human rights defenders across the Middle East and North Africa. Every entry is a case file — dated, sourced, and kept current.
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57
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HM-TN-2026-010
Under restriction
Badr Baabou
Co-founder of Damj and advocate for LGBTI+ rights in Tunisia, Badr Baabou was attacked and robbed by police and security officers in…
Open case file
HM-TN-2026-009
Sentenced
Meriem Bribri
Meriem Bribri was sentenced to four months in prison and fined for sharing a video of police violence on Facebook. A telecommunications…
Open case file
HM-TN-2026-008
Released
Saif Ayedi
Saif Ayedi was arrested by plainclothes police in October 2022 after attending a press conference on police violence. He was released two…
Open case file
HM-TN-2026-007
Under restriction
Arroi Baraket
Journalist convicted and fined after a police officer physically attacked her during a traffic stop, threw himself on her while punching her,…
Open case file
HM-XX-2026-021
Sentenced
Zied El Heni
Tunisian journalist sentenced to one year in prison for criticizing a court ruling in a colleague's case. The prosecution used telecommunications law…
Open case file
HM-TN-2024-001
Detained
Abdallah Saïd
Abdallah Saïd was arrested in Tunisia on 12 November 2024 and charged with money laundering, forming a criminal association, and undermining state…
Day 571 · since 2024-11-12
HM-TN-2025-001
Released
Ahmed Souab
Ahmed Souab was arrested in Tunisia in April 2025 and sentenced to five years in prison on a terrorism apology charge. He…
Arrested 2025
HM-TN-2024-002
Detained
Ikbel Khaled
Ikbel Khaled, a Tunisian municipal official, was arrested in May 2024 for signing a partnership agreement between the Municipality of Sousse and…
Day 766 · since 2024-05-01
HM-TN-2023-001
Released
Chadha Haj Mbarek
Chadha Haj Mbarek was arrested on 20 July 2023 and sentenced to five years in prison under Tunisia's national security laws. She…
Arrested 2023
HM-TN-2025-002
Sentenced
Ayachi Hammemi
Ayachi Hammemi is a lawyer who defended 57 judges dismissed by presidential decree in 2022. Arrested in December 2025 while representing defendants…
Hunger strike
Day 186 · since 2025-12-02
HM-TN-2024-003
Released
Mohamed Joô
Mohamed Joô has been detained in Tunisia since 13 May 2024. No further details about his background, the circumstances of his arrest,…
Arrested 2024
HM-TN-2024-004
Detained
Mourad Zghidi
Mourad Zghidi is a Tunisian journalist sentenced in January 2026 to three years and six months in prison on money laundering and…
Day 766 · since 2024-05-01