Claim 466

The International Commission of Jurists said Tunisian authorities used the decree to arbitrarily restrict dissenting and independent voices.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The International Commission of Jurists said Tunisian authorities used the decree to arbitrarily restrict dissenting and independent voices.
Field: status
Value: ICJ says the decree is used to silence dissent
About: incident 2025-tunisia-record-journalists-jailed-decree-54
Source: Tunisia: Silencing Free Voices, a briefing paper on the enforcement of Decree 54 on 'Cybercrime'
Publisher: International Commission of Jurists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2023-07-01

Quotation from the source

The Tunisian authorities are using Decree 54 to arbitrarily silence dissenting and independent voices, in clear violation of the country's obligations under international human rights law