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A Tunisian court sentenced Sonia Dahmani, a lawyer and political affairs commentator, to two years for spreading false news on October 24, 2024. |Screenshot: Elhiwar Ettounsi\/YouTube|.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tunisian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release political commentator Sonia Dahmani, who was sentenced<\/a> on Thursday to two years<\/a> in prison for spreading false news, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSonia Dahmani is already serving an eight-month prison term in Tunisia and sentencing her to two more years over her radio and television commentary is simply cruel,\u201d said CPJ Interim MENA Program Coordinator Yeganeh Rezaian, from Washington, D.C. \u201cTunisian authorities must drop all charges against Dahmani and cease arresting journalists for doing their jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dahmani is a lawyer in addition to providing commentary on political affairs for local independent radio station IFM and television channel Carthage Plus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was convicted on October 24 under Decree 54<\/a> on cybercrime over her comments <\/a>on IFM radio about sub-Saharan Africans in Tunisia facing racism<\/a>. The presidential decree was introduced in 2022 after President Kais Saied suspended parliament and introduced a new constitution<\/a>, giving himself nearly unchecked power<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September, Dahmani was given an eight-month sentence<\/a> following her arrest on May 11<\/a> over comments she made on Carthage Plus, where she criticized Tunisia\u2019s living conditions and discussed immigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saied won a landslide victory<\/a> in elections earlier this month in a vote that was widely boycotted following the arrest<\/a> of potential rivals and independent journalists<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tunisian authorities have been aiming to silence opposition by tightening their grip on media freedom<\/a> since before the October 6 elections<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CPJ\u2019s email to the Presidency requesting comment on Dahmani\u2019s sentence did not receive any reply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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