Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

May 18, 2022

Tunisia:  Silent abuses

Interview

Middle East LGBTI Justice Violence Tunisia

Arbitrary detention, lack of medical care, stigmatisation, and violence: LGBTQI++ prisoners are subjected to all kinds of untold abuse. Read more

September 7, 2020

Tunisia: prisons reforms through international influence

Interview

Africa Access to legal rights Justice Protest Rehabilitation Tunisia

Better conditions of imprisonment, effective prison administration and security: a new face for Tunisian prisons. Yasmine Bouagga, sociologist, answers our questions. Read more

December 12, 2019

Tunisia: "diffuser les droits humains en prison"

News

Africa Access to legal rights Tunisia

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

November 8, 2017

Tunisie : torture - l'impunité des forces armées

News

Africa Torture Tunisia

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — Inkyfada

October 18, 2017

Cinema in prison

Portfolio

Africa Culture Tunisia

Four Tunisian prisons host screenings at a film festival. Augustin Le Gall, a photojournalist, brings back a sample of the wind of freedom that blew into Borj Erroumi prison. Read more

October 9, 2017

Emprisonnés en Tunisie pour un baiser : "On ne nous laisse même pas l'amour et l'eau fraîche"

News

Africa Material conditions Tunisia

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — l'Obs

June 7, 2017

Tunisie : n’y a-t-il aucune alternative à la prison ?

News

Africa Tunisia

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — Le Temps

May 11, 2017

La torture en Tunisie, une "culture" qui ne veut pas mourir

News

Africa Torture Tunisia

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — Le Monde Afrique

April 25, 2017

Tunisia parliament votes to ease harsh drug law

News

Justice Drugs Tunisia

Tunisian parliament votes to ease country’s harsh drug laws aftercalls from rights groups, civil society for broader reform of ‘Law 52’.

Source — Middle East Online

April 25, 2017

Tunisia parliament votes to ease harsh drug law

News

Drugs Tunisia

Tunisian parliament votes to ease country’s harsh drug laws aftercalls from rights groups, civil society for broader reform of ‘Law 52’.

Source — Middle East Online

April 17, 2017

Tunisie : des bracelets électroniques au lieu de la prison

News

Africa Alternatives Tunisia

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — Réalités.com

March 9, 2017

Tunisie : Houssem, le philosophe emprisonné pour un joint raconte la prison

News

Africa Tunisia

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — Nawaat

February 8, 2017

Tunisie : Reportage - Jihed, 15 ans en détention depuis 369 jours

News

Africa Tunisia

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Source — Nawaat

February 4, 2017

UN condemns poor prison conditions in Tunisia

News

Justice Material conditions Tunisia

The living conditions in Tunisian prisons are horrible. Ben Emmerson, UN rapporteur on human rights and the fight against terrorism sounded the alarm during a meeting with Tunisian officials on Friday. He began by criticising widespread overcrowding in prisons across the country.

Source — Africa news

January 3, 2017

Tunisian prisons are overpopulated, justice minister says

News

Overcrowding Tunisia

Tunisian Justice Minister Monday sounded the alarm over the “catastrophic” conditions of inmates in the country’s prisons.

Source — North Africa Post

January 3, 2017

Tunisian prisons are overpopulated

News

Tunisia

Tunisian Justice Minister Monday sounded the alarm over the “catastrophic” conditions of inmates in the country’s prisons.

Source — The North Africa Post

January 2, 2017

Tunisie : vers la création d'une nouvelle prison "hautement sécurisée" pour les terroristes

News

Africa Discipline Facilities Tunisia

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Source — HuffPost Tunisie

January 2, 2017

Encombrement dans les prisons tunisiennes: Vers la révision du code pénal et l'adoption de peines alternatives?

News

Africa Tunisia

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — Huffpost Tunisie

May 24, 2016

Tunisie: Que se passe-t-il dans la prison des femmes de la Manouba?

News

Africa Women Tunisia

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — Huffpost Maghreb

May 24, 2016

Tunisie : que se passe-t-il dans la prison des femmes de la Manouba?

News

Africa Women Tunisia

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — Huffpost Tunisie

May 17, 2016

En Tunisie, l’ombre de la torture est de retour

News

Africa Torture Tunisia

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — Le Monde

April 22, 2016

Les conditions inhumaines des prisons tunisiennes

News

Africa Material conditions Tunisia

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — Business News

March 18, 2016

The women behind bars in Tunisia's crowded prisons

News

Women Overcrowding Tunisia

The BBC has been given rare access to an all-women prison in Tunisia, where facilities are becoming increasingly over-crowded.

Source — BBC

February 10, 2016

La Tunisie, deuxième pays du Maghreb qui emprisonne (proportionnellement) le plus

News

Africa Tunisia

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — Huffpost Tunisie