Tunisia Frees Prominent Commentator Sonia Dahmani

New York — The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the Thursday release of Tunisian commentator and lawyer Sonia Dahmani, who had been held since May 2024 over comments made during a television appearance, and calls on authorities to clarify the conditions of her release and ensure she can work and move freely.

Dahmani — this year’s International Press Freedom Award (IPFA) honoree — has become a symbol of Tunisia’s escalating repression of independent voices. She was arrested after…