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TUNISIA: ANTIRACISM FIGURE FACING EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON

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On March 19, 2026, a Tunis court sentenced Black Tunisian woman human rights defender, Saadia Mosbah, president of antiracist organization, Mnemty (“My dream”), to eight years in prison, after nearly two years in arbitrary pretrial detention. The court handed down prison terms ranging from one to three years against five other Mnemty staff and associates. Saadia Mosbah and her colleagues were prosecuted on unfounded financial criminal charges stemming from their human rights work, as part of a crackdown on civil society supported by racist public discourse. Saadia Mosbah reported racist abuse in detention, including a physical assault. Tunisian authorities must quash their convictions and immediately release Saadia Mosbah.

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Your Excellency,

I urge you to immediately and unconditionally release woman human rights defender, Saadia Mosbah, who has been arbitrarily detained since May 2024. She is the president of anti-racism organization, Mnemty (“My dream”), founded in 2013. On March 19, 2026, the Tunis Court of First Instance sentenced her to eight years in prison and a fine exceeding TND 120,000 (about EUR 36,000). She was prosecuted alongside eight other Mnemty staff members and associates on unfounded financial criminal charges related to their human rights work.

Prior to the judicial investigation, Mnemty was targeted by a smear campaign led by pro‑government social media accounts amid a surge in anti-Black and xenophobic rhetoric by public officials that has fueled racist violence. In detention, Saadia Mosbah reported racial discrimination including a racist physical assault by a prison guard and a denial of adequate medical care. The other defendants also endured racial discrimination during the investigation.

I urge you to ensure the immediate release of Saadia Mosbah and the quashing of the conviction and sentence against her and the five other Mnemty staff members. I call on you to investigate allegations of racist ill-treatment against Saadia Mosbah, which may amount to torture, and to cease using the criminal justice system against human rights defenders while respecting the rights to freedom of expression and association.

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