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Tunisia sentences blogger Hajer Awadi to 26 months over social media post

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New York, October 8, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tunisian authorities to immediately release blogger Hajer Awadi and overturn her 26-month prison sentence over a social media post concerning a security operation.



On September 30, the misdemeanor chamber of the Tunis Court of First Instance sentenced Awadi to eight months for “praising and glorifying terrorism”, one year for “inciting hatred”, and six months for “making threats”, according to news reports. Her lawyer, Sa

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