Tunisian Lawyer Sonia Dahmani Sentenced to One Year for Criticizing President

Jul 6, 2024, 07:18 PM

A Tunisian court has sentenced prominent lawyer and media figure Sonia Dahmani to one year in prison for comments critical of the country and the president. The sentence has sparked concerns among press freedom advocates, with the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) describing it as part of a dangerous trend in the judicial treatment of press freedom cases. The SNJT also stated that this decision perpetuates a one-sided discourse.