{"id":134938,"date":"2025-10-05T10:20:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T07:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/134938-tunisian-man-sentenced-to-death-over-facebook-posts-criticizing-president-saied\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T10:20:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T07:20:26","slug":"tunisian-man-sentenced-to-death-over-facebook-posts-criticizing-president-saied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/africa\/tunisia\/134938-tunisian-man-sentenced-to-death-over-facebook-posts-criticizing-president-saied\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunisian Man Sentenced to Death Over Facebook Posts Criticizing President Saied"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tunisian Man Sentenced to Death Over Facebook Posts Criticizing President Saied<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nA Tunisian court has sentenced 51-year-old Saber Chouchen to death for Facebook posts deemed insulting to President Kais Saied and threatening state security, Arab News reported.<\/p>\n<p>Chouchen was convicted of attempting to overthrow the state, insulting the president, and spreading false information online, in violation of Tunisia\u2019s penal code and the 2022 Decree 54, a cybercrime law widely criticized for curbing free expression.<\/p>\n<p>His lawyer, Oussama Bouthelja, said Chouchen was arrested in January 2024 and suffers from a permanent disability due to a workplace accident. Bouthelja argued that his client had little social media influence and mostly reshared posts with minimal engagement, Arab News reported.<\/p>\n<p>While capital punishment remains legal in Tunisia, no executions have been carried out since 1991. Rights groups condemned the verdict as a severe setback for free speech and judicial independence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tunisian Man Sentenced to Death Over Facebook Posts Criticizing President Saied &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; A Tunisian court has sentenced 51-year-old Saber Chouchen to death for Facebook posts deemed insulting to President Kais Saied and threatening state security, Arab News reported. 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