Tunisia: EU Has Abandoned Human Rights in Tunisia

In the early morning of April 19, a Tunis Court issued sentences in a mass trial of 40 lawyers, opposition figures, and critics of the president. Thirty-seven defendants were sentenced to heavy prison terms of up to 66 years after just three court sessions, during which they were not heard or given a real opportunity to present their defense.

They were charged with conspiracy against state security and terrorism, connected to political activities like meeting with European diplomats such as the…