Tunisia: Drop trumped-up charges against arbitrarily detained political dissidents

By Amnesty International

The Tunisian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release six political opposition figures who have been arbitrarily detained for nearly eight months solely for their peaceful political activism on unfounded accusations of “conspiracy against state security” and drop all charges against them and others facing similar charges, said Amnesty International. The six detainees include opposition activist […] The post Tunisia: Drop trumped-up charges against arbitrarily detained political dissidents appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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