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Sonia Dahmani - A Tunisian appeals court reduced the prison sentence of Sonia Dahmani, a lawyer and political affairs commentator, from one year to eight months on September 10, 2024. She was convicted of spreading false news in July. (Screenshot: Elhiwar Ettounsi/YouTube)

CPJ condemns Tunisia’s judicial harassment of Sonia Dahmani after fresh conviction  

New York, May 25, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the continued judicial harassment of lawyer and media commentator Sonia Dahmani, amid escalating attacks on press freedom in Tunisia, including the obstruction of journalists covering public protests. The sustained targeting of journalists, commentators, and independent voices signals a dangerous deterioration of civic space and media…

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