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Tunisia Issues Death Sentence for Social Media Critic
10/3/2025
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Story summary
- Saber Chouchane was sentenced to death for criticizing President Kais Saied on social media.
- The ruling is unprecedented in Tunisia, where free-speech restrictions intensified after 2021 power grab.
- Chouchane, 56, a day laborer, was arrested last year for his posts; his lawyer appealed.
- No death sentences have been executed in Tunisia for over 30 years; critics view the ruling as intimidation.
