Tunisia – Cybercrime Decree Used Against Critics

Tunis — First Two Prison Sentences Under Tool Used to Stifle Free Speech

Tunisian authorities have sentenced two political opposition activists to prison terms for criticizing the government under a 2022 cybercrime decree, Human Rights Watch said today. Instead of using the decree to address cybercrime, the authorities have used it to detain, charge, or place under investigation at least 20 journalists, lawyers, students, and other critics for their public statements online or in the media.