Tunisia: Many Face Prison Over Debts

By Human Rights Watch

Play Video Read a text description of this video 202311MENA_Tunisia_Debt_ImprisonmentFeature Script:SOUNDBITE: Jalia Hedhil [Mejid’s wife]Mejid is a person I can't describe, he's got a great personality and a very big heart. Mejid was arrested in 2015 for writing bounced checks. The hardships of [prison] deeply impacted him, and he is no longer the strong person he once was.SOUNDBITE: Siwar Hedhil [Mejid’s daughter]We were always together, my childhood memories are filled with moments spent with him. Then of course when he went to prison, things were no longer the same. We write poems…

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