# Tunisia

Government actions against journalists in Tunisia

[RSF 2026 rank: 137th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index). World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Tunisia is in Northern Africa, Africa. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Tunisia, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Detention and violence: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=TN&tactic=detention_and_violence), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/detention_and_violence
- [Insult and defamation laws: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=TN&tactic=insult_and_defamation_laws), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/insult_and_defamation_laws

## Heads of government at the time

- [Kais Saied: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/kais-saied)

## Incidents by year

### 2025

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 16, 2025 | [Tunisia's cybercrime decree pushes jailed-journalist count to highest since 1992](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-tunisia-record-journalists-jailed-decree-54) | [Insult and defamation laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/insult_and_defamation_laws) | Punish | [Kais Saied](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/kais-saied) | Sustained |

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