"imprisoned sister"

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3 December 2025

Chadha Hadj Mbarek's brother poses for a photo as he takes part in a 'silent' demonstration organized by the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 2, 2025, in solidarity with his imprisoned sister. In a statement released yesterday, the SNJT calls for her release, for her trial to be conducted while she is at liberty, and for the dismissal of all charges against her. Chadha, sentenced to five years in prison in the first instance in the case known as 'Instalingo', appears on appeal before the judges. She faces charges of conspiracy against state security, disturbing public order, and insulting President Kais Saied. The case also involves other figures, including Ennahda Islamist party leader Rached Ghannouchi and former Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi. Instalingo, where Chadha is employed, is a company specializing in digital content creation, communication, and digital marketing. In recent years, the authorities under President Kais Saied accuse, charge, arrest, detain, or imprison journalists for doing their job. Tunisian journalists and civil society groups denounce what they describe as a crackdown on the freedom of the press aiming to silence them. International human rights groups and press freedom advocates, including Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders (RWB; French: Reporters sans frontieres; RSF), condemn the imprisonment of Chadha Hadj Mbarek and call for her immediate release.

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#409095

26 January 2015

KIEV, UKRAINE – JANUARY 26: Vira Savchenko, sister of illegally imprisoned by Russia Ukrainian airforce helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko during a rally in Kiev. Nadiya Savchenko was captured on 17 June 2014 by pro-Russian militants of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic and is being kept in Russian prison, accused of her alleged involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists.

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#409098

26 January 2015

KIEV, UKRAINE – JANUARY 26: Vira Savchenko, sister of illegally imprisoned by Russia Ukrainian airforce helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko during a rally in Kiev. Nadiya Savchenko was captured on 17 June 2014 by pro-Russian militants of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic and is being kept in Russian prison, accused of her alleged involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists.

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#409099

26 January 2015

KIEV, UKRAINE – JANUARY 26: Vira Savchenko, sister of illegally imprisoned by Russia Ukrainian airforce helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko during a rally in Kiev. Nadiya Savchenko was captured on 17 June 2014 by pro-Russian militants of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic and is being kept in Russian prison, accused of her alleged involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists.

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#409100

26 January 2015

KIEV, UKRAINE – JANUARY 26: Vira Savchenko, sister of illegally imprisoned by Russia Ukrainian airforce helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko during a rally in Kiev. Nadiya Savchenko was captured on 17 June 2014 by pro-Russian militants of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic and is being kept in Russian prison, accused of her alleged involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists.

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