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29 December 2025

Demonstrators hold up a sign reading in Arabic, ''They imprison us, strangle us, brutalize us, exile us, and humiliate us,'' as others raise a placard featuring a portrait of Ahmed Najib Chebbi with text in Arabic, ''Power is with the authorities, and justice is on our side,'' during a rally that brings together relatives and members of the National Committee in Support of Political Prisoner Ahmed Najib Chebbi organized outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 29, 2025. Participants aim to express solidarity with the imprisoned prominent opposition figure Ahmed Najib Chebbi (or Ahmed Nejib Chebbi) as the court holds a hearing to examine an objection to the 12-year prison sentence issued against him in absentia in the case known as ''conspiracy against state security.'' Chebbi, 81, boycotts both the first-instance and appeal court hearings, denouncing what he describes as an ''unfair trial, unjust sentence, and unlawful detention.'' Most defendants in the case, including him, refuse to appear by videoconference, as ordered by the judge.

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29 December 2025

Demonstrators hold up a sign reading in Arabic, ''They imprison us, strangle us, brutalize us, exile us, and humiliate us,'' as others raise a placard featuring a portrait of Ahmed Najib Chebbi during a rally that brings together relatives and members of the National Committee in Support of Political Prisoner Ahmed Najib Chebbi organized outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 29, 2025. Participants aim to express solidarity with the imprisoned prominent opposition figure Ahmed Najib Chebbi (or Ahmed Nejib Chebbi) as the court holds a hearing to examine an objection to the 12-year prison sentence issued against him in absentia in the case known as ''conspiracy against state security.'' Chebbi, 81, boycotts both the first-instance and appeal court hearings, denouncing what he describes as an ''unfair trial, unjust sentence, and unlawful detention.'' Most defendants in the case, including him, refuse to appear by videoconference, as ordered by the judge.

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8 November 2025

The member of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek's defense team, Samir Dilou, delivers a speech during a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in what becomes widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a wild hunger strike for a week from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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8 November 2025

Jaouhar Ben Mbarek's father, Ezzedine Hazgui, attends a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in what becomes widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a hunger strike for a week from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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8 November 2025

Human rights activists, members of opposition parties, and journalists attend a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in what becomes widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a hunger strike for a week from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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8 November 2025

Jaouhar Ben Mbarek's father, Ezzedine Hazgui, delivers a speech during a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in what becomes widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a wild hunger strike for a week from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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8 November 2025

Ezzedine Hazgui, the father of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, is greeted by opposition activists during a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in what becomes widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a wild hunger strike for a week from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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8 November 2025

Samir Dilou, a member of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek's defense team, attends a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in what becomes widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a week-long hunger strike from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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8 November 2025

Members of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek's defense team, Samir Dilou (left) and Ezzedine Hazgui, father of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, pose for photos during a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in what becomes widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a wild hunger strike for a week from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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8 November 2025

Ezzedine Hazgui, the father of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, is greeted by opposition activists during a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in what becomes widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a wild hunger strike for a week from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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#12962705

8 November 2025

Families and relatives of prominent political figures imprisoned in the case widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' attend a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a wild hunger strike for a week from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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8 November 2025

Dalila Ben Mbarek Msaddek, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek's sister and a member of his defense team, poses for photos during a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in what becomes widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a wild hunger strike for a week from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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8 November 2025

Jaouhar Ben Mbarek's father, Ezzedine Hazgui, gestures as he poses for photos during a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in what becomes widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a wild hunger strike for a week from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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8 November 2025

The member of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek's defense team, Samir Dilou, delivers a speech during a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in what becomes widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a wild hunger strike for a week from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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8 November 2025

The member of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek's defense team, Samir Dilou, delivers a speech during a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in what becomes widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a wild hunger strike for a week from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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8 November 2025

Families and relatives of prominent political figures imprisoned in the case widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' attend a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a wild hunger strike for a week from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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