Yadh Bousselmi

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

Portrait · on file

Status
as of 06 Jun 2026

Released (conditional) · Sentenced
in Tunisia

GREEN

[ Identity ledger ]

Country

Tunisia

Profession

Human rights monitor, NGO worker

Arrested

08 May 2024

Verb. status

Released (conditional)

First record

20242-year archive

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

HuMENA · for Human Rights and Civic Engagement Living Archive · humena.org/defenders

File HM-TN-2024-008
Issued Saturday, 6 June 2026

Yadh BousselmiCase file · narrative

§ 01 · BACKGROUND

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§ 01Background and the caseEditorial narrative

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

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.

Yadh BousselmiCase file · timeline

§ 02 · CHRONOLOGY

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§ 02Documented chronology3 events on file

08 May 2024Wednesday
arrest Arrest Yadh Bousselmi was arrested in Tunisia.
08 May 2024Wednesday
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.
05 Jan 2026Monday
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.

Yadh BousselmiCase file · legal & violations

§ 03 · LEGAL

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§ 05Documented violations5 categories

Arbitrary detentionCriminalization of solidarityJudicial harassmentProlonged pretrial detentionUnfair trial

Yadh BousselmiCase file · provenance

§ 06 · PROVENANCE

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§ 06Editorial provenanceHuMENA Editorial Board

How this record was compiled

This case file was compiled by HuMENA's Tunisia research team from primary documentation, public filings, family-supplied legal documents, and confidential partner reporting. Editorial responsibility rests with the HuMENA Editorial Board. Where dates or facts are uncertain, the record errs on the side of the source material and notes uncertainty in the live archive at humena.org.

Generated: Saturday, 6 June 2026
Source dataset retrieved: 2026-05-11
Live record (canonical): https://dev.humena.org/defenders/yadh-bousselmi/
Editorial sign-off: HuMENA Editorial Board

Cite this record · Chicago / APA HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement. (2026). Yadh Bousselmi [Case file]. HuMENA Defenders Living Archive. Retrieved June 6, 2026, from https://dev.humena.org/defenders/yadh-bousselmi/

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