Sonia Dahmani is widely seen as one of the leading voices defending freedom in Tunisia
Tunisia frees prominent lawyer Sonia Dahmani
Dahmani, a vocal critic of Tunisian President, was released after she spent a year-and-a-half in prison over comments in which she criticized Saied’s policies.
Thursday 27/11/2025
Sonia Dahmani is widely seen as one of the leading voices defending freedom in Tunisia
TUNIS - Tunisia released on Thursday prominent lawyer and human-rights advocate Sonia Dahmani, a vocal critic of President Kais Saied, after she spent a year-and-a-half in prison over comments in which she criticized Saied’s policies.
Dahmani is widely seen as one of the leading voices defending freedom in Tunisia, and her arrest brought a wave of solidarity from lawyers and civil-society activists, who said the case carried a political dimension.
TAP state news agency quoted a judicial source as saying that Dahmani was freed under a conditional release order issued by the justice minister.