Court in Gabès Sentences Activists to 6 Months in Prison Suspended

A court in Gabès has sentenced the coordinator of the 'Stop Pollution' campaign and 11 other activists to 6 months in prison with suspended execution. The ruling came in the context of a complaint filed by the Tunisian Chemical Group against environmental protests and a peaceful sit-in demanding the cessation of industrial pollution.

The coordinator of the campaign, Khairdin Dhibi, affirmed that the ongoing legal actions will not stop the protests against environmental violations until the decommissioning of the polluting units.

The Association for Rights and Freedoms condemns the judicial ruling, considering it a continuous infringement on the right to peaceful protest.

The 'Stop Pollution' campaign rejects the criminalization of environmental activism and remains committed to its demands for the decommissioning of polluting industrial units and the cessation of legal proceedings.