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CPJ calls on Tunisian authorities to repeal the April 13 appeals court decision to uphold the conviction of Tunisian political commentator and lawyer Sonia Dahmani while reducing her sentence to 18 months in prison. Dahmani is currently free, but she risks being arrested at any moment. Dahmani, CPJ awardee, has become a symbol of Tunisia’s increasing repression of press freedom.

“The reduction of Sonia Dahmani’s sentence does not change the fact that she is being punished for her speech,” said Carlos Martínez de la Serna, CPJ’s program director. “Tunisian authorities should immediately and unconditionally repeal Sonia Dahmani’s conviction and end the use of Decree-Law 54 against all journalists in the country.”

Read more: https://cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-condemns-18-month-sentence-against-tunisian-commentator-sonia-dahmani/