Tunisia: Final Judicial Avenue to Overturn Convictions in Unjust ‘Conspiracy’ Case

Ahead of the final appeal hearing at Tunisia’s Court of Cassation on 3 September in the unjust “conspiracy case”, which is a chance to overturn the convictions of opposition figures jailed solely because of their peaceful political opposition, Sara Hashash, Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International said:

“Tunisia’s authorities must seize this opportunity to rectify a travesty of justice that has upturned the lives of 34 prominent opposition figures,…