Cassation Court in Gabès Sentences Activists of the Stop Pollution Movement to Suspended Six-Month Prison Terms

The Court of First Instance in Gabès has sentenced the coordinator of the Stop Pollution Movement, Xireddine Dhibi, and eleven other activists to six months in prison with suspended execution.

The case stems from a complaint filed by the Tunisian Chemical Group following a peaceful protest in 2020 demanding a clean environment.

The public prosecutor charged the activists with disrupting the freedom of work following their environmental protests against industrial pollution in the region.

This sentence comes amid ongoing trials of civil society activists and environmental movements in cases of public rights.