Tunisia: Death Sentence for Facebook Posts

Beirut — Unprecedented Sentence for Peaceful Expression

A Tunisian court sentenced a man to death last week for peaceful Facebook posts, Human Rights Watch said today. He received a presidential pardon days later, but this is an unprecedented sentence for nonviolent expression in Tunisia. Tunisian authorities should stop detaining and prosecuting people solely for exercising their right of expression.

Saber Ben Chouchane, 51, was arrested on January 22, 2024, on his way to a medical appointment,…