The Press Syndicate condemns the victorious threat of assassination by Sassy and demands his protection and accountability

The National Union of Tunisian Journalists has condemned the exposure of a journalist by EFM radio to the threat of murder and assassination via a message addressed to his personal account on a social network. The journalist filed a complaint with the court on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, after hearing him as injured in a previous complaint to security units.

Sasi had received a letter from someone expressly threatening to kill him and addressed him with insults and insulting remarks, prompting him to file an initial criminal complaint with the security units on November 8, 2026. The case is currently awaiting the completion of legal proceedings to track down and prosecute the perpetrators.

The union considered direct death threats an assault on physical and psychological safety and an attempt to intimidate journalists and their peers from carrying out their duties freely and independently. The Syndicate has entrusted the Ministry of the Interior with the responsibility of providing the necessary protection to a politician and taking the necessary preventive measures to prevent threats from turning into actual attacks.

The Tunisian National Union of Journalists had condemned in late October last year a reporter from the newspaper Oriq Menir al-Zawab who was threatened with prosecution via executive justice for publishing a critical article.

The union called on the Ministry of Justice and the judiciary to take immediate action to ensure impunity and speed up committing the assault files. Data from the Occupational Safety and Health Centre's Monitoring Unit pointed to an increase in cyber-attacks and violence against journalists during the current year, warning of creating a climate of fear and self-censorship.