Tunisia Arrests Opposition Figure in Widening Crackdown

New York Times - World Political StrategyNews ReportEN 3 min read 100% complete by Jonathan Wolfe and Aida AlamiDecember 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM

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Tunisian police arrested Ayachi Hammami, a prominent opposition figure and human rights lawyer, on Tuesday. This arrest follows an appeals court sentencing him to five years in prison last week for alleged terrorism and conspiracy against state security. Hammami's sentencing is part of a broader case involving around 40 individuals, including opposition leaders, lawyers, and journalists, who were initially convicted in April. Human Rights Watch and other rights groups have condemned the charges as baseless and politically motivated, citing a backsliding towards authoritarianism under President Kais Saied. Hammami has denounced his imprisonment as a political decision and announced a hunger strike in protest. Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab Spring, has been witnessing an increasing crackdown on dissent under Saied's rule.

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Human Rights

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Tunisia was the birthplace of the Arab Spring uprising.

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Hammami said he was embarking on a hunger strike in protest.

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Hammami was sentenced by an appeals court to five years in prison.

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Ayachi Hammami was arrested at his home outside Tunis on Tuesday.

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The charges against Hammami were baseless and politically motivated.

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Human Rights Watch ×280% Kais Saied ×280% Ayachi Hammami ×4100% Tunisia ×4100%

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Tunisia

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