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Tunisia Court Upholds Detention of Global Sumud Activists

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC · How we work

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Tunisia’s Court of Appeal upheld pretrial detention of four Global Sumud Flotilla activists.
Activist Wael Naouar began a hunger strike on August 16 and ended it after 38 days.
Activists Ghassan Henchiri, Ghassan Boughdiri and Nabil Channoufi continue their hunger strikes.
Tunisia’s Economic and Financial Judicial Pole is investigating alleged fundraising irregularities of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Human Rights Watch warned that money-laundering probes could target Tunisian civil-society groups.

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Tunisia’s Court of Appeal upheld pretrial detention of four Global Sumud Flotilla activists.
Activist Wael Naouar began a hunger strike on August 16 and ended it after 38 days.
Activists Ghassan Henchiri, Ghassan Boughdiri and Nabil Channoufi continue their hunger strikes.
Tunisia’s Economic and Financial Judicial Pole is investigating alleged fundraising irregularities of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Human Rights Watch warned that money-laundering probes could target Tunisian civil-society groups.