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TUNISIA: SENTENCE UPHELD FOR ANTI-RACISM ACTIVIST

UA: Second 23.26

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On June 23, 2026, a Tunis court upheld the conviction and eight-year prison sentence imposed on human rights defender Saadia Mosbah, president of the anti-racism organization Mnemty, based on unfounded financial criminal charges. The court also upheld the convictions of five Mnemty staff members and associates but suspended the sentences for four of them, while confirming the three-year absentia sentence against fifth defendant. On June 29, Saadia Mosbah and her colleagues submitted a final appeal before the Court of Cassation which, if accepted, would lead to a retrial.

Tunisian authorities must immediately quash the convictions and release Saadia Mosbah.

PLEASE TAKE ACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE UNTIL: December 16, 2026

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Your Excellency,

I am concerned about the unjust conviction of prominent anti-racism activist, Saadia Mosbah. She has been arbitrarily detained since May 2024 and remains imprisoned solely because of her legitimate human rights work against racism and discrimination.

On June 23, 2026, the Tunis Court of Appeals upheld the unjust convictions handed by the Tunis Court of First Instance on March 19, 2026. The court confirmed the eight-year prison sentence against Saadia Mosbah along with a fine of over TND 120,000 [about EUR 36,000]. The court suspended the sentences for four of her colleagues after reducing them to one and two years but confirmed a three-year prison sentence against a fifth defendant in her absence.

Saadia Mosbah was initially prosecuted alongside eight other staff members and associates of Mnemty on unsubstantiated charges of money laundering and “illicit enrichment” related to their human rights work. The investigation did not uncover any illegal sources of funding and relied on an abusive interpretation of the crime of “illicit enrichment” which lacks clarity. Saadia Mosbah, 66, reported that a prison guard repeatedly subjected her to racist insults, obstructed one of her medical appointments, and physically assaulted her in February 2026. Despite notifying the prison administration of this abuse, the authorities have yet to open an investigation into the allegations.

I urge you to immediately release Saadia Mosbah and quash the conviction and sentence against her and her colleagues as they are solely related to the exercise of their human rights work. Moreover, I call on you to open an investigation into the allegations of racist ill-treatment against Saadia Mosbah.

Yours sincerely,

[YOUR NAME]

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@TnPresidency must free Saadia Mosbah. The anti-racism activist remains jailed after an unjust 8-year sentence linked to her legitimate human rights work. Authorities should quash her conviction and investigate reported racist ill-treatment in prison #UrgentActionNetworkAIUSA

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President of the Republic Kais Saied

Route de la Goulette

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Ambassador Hanene Al-Tajouri Bessassi

1515 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,

Washington DC 20005

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