Timeline · All detention facilities

Key events

Documented events inside detention facilities in chronological order, which can be narrowed down to a single facility. 46 events so far.

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  1. Wassim Hafedh Jaziri

    Sfax Civil Prison

    On 4 May 2025, Wassim Hafedh Jaziri was arrested by National Security forces following a complaint against him: the officers stormed his home without a judicial warrant and took him,…

  2. Issam Grimen

    Gafsa Civil Prison

    Issam Grimen, a Tunisian citizen who spent 20 years in Italy before being deported to Tunisia about a year and a half ago, was being held in Gafsa Civil Prison…

  3. Rayen Khalfi

    Bizerte City Civil Prison

    On 22 April, Rayen appeared before the court in normal health and expressed remorse, and his lawyer requested his release in view of his young age and clean record, but…

  4. Nabil Maalaoui

    Belli Civil Prison (Nabeul)

    Nabil Maalaoui was arrested in January 2025 without any judgment having been issued against him, and was committed to Belli Civil Prison in Nabeul. During his detention he developed cancer,…

  5. Hazem Amara

    Belli Civil Prison (Nabeul)

    On 12 June 2025, Hazem Amara (24, from Grombalia, diabetic and having undergone five open-heart operations) was arrested following a quarrel with a customer at the café where he worked…

  6. Khaled Mabrouki

    Borj El Roumi Civil Prison

    In December 2023, Khaled Mabrouki was arrested following a dispute with one of his female neighbours; he was later brought before the courts and sentenced to one year's imprisonment, served…

  7. Mohamed Amine Jendoubi

    Borj El Roumi Civil Prison

    Mohamed Amine Jendoubi, a 22-year-old Tunisian man, suffers from diabetes. A decision dismissing the case against him ("non-lieu") had been issued months earlier, yet he was not released and his…

  8. Sonia Dahmani

    Manouba Women's Prison

    After she was committed to Manouba Women's Prison on 13 May 2024, she was subjected, on the occasion of an appeal hearing scheduled for 20 August 2024 (subsequently postponed), to…

  9. Hatem Abed

    Mornag Civil Prison

    On 11 April 2025, an order was issued placing Hatem Abed in police custody in connection with a criminal case, and he was then committed to Mornag Civil Prison. During…

  10. Rached Khiari

    Rabta Civil Prison

    Rached Khiari was arrested on 3 August 2022 on the basis of four wanted notices issued by the Tunis Court of First Instance, the Tunis 2 Court and the Military…

  11. Montassar Abdelwahed

    Mornaguia Civil Prison

    On 15 July 2025, Montassar (a middle-aged Tunisian man, married and father of four) was arrested in the street by plain-clothes security officers, who searched him without finding anything, then…

  12. Khayam Turki

    Mornaguia Civil Prison

    On 11 February 2023, political activist Khayam Turki was arrested after his home was raided and searched by the First National Unit for the Investigation of Terrorist Crimes, under a…

  13. Habib Ellouze

    Mornaguia Civil Prison

    Habib Ellouze, a former member of the National Constituent Assembly and a leading figure in the Ennahdha movement, aged 72, has been held under a committal warrant since March 2023…

  14. Akram Jemaaoui

    Mornaguia Civil Prison

    On 1 June 2024, Akram Jemaaoui was attending a football match at Radès stadium. Following violence that broke out outside the stadium, he was arrested and taken to the Sidi…

  15. Ahmed Harbaoui

    Mornaguia Civil Prison

    Ahmed Harbaoui was committed to Mornaguia Civil Prison on 31 January 2024 with no signs of illness. His health gradually deteriorated (dehydration, blood pressure disorders, weight loss) without his being…

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    Souk Jedid Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre

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    Sidi El Hani Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre

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    Medjez El Bab Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre

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    El Mghira Girls' Rehabilitation Centre

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    El Mourouj Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre

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    Saouaf Civil Prison

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    Rabta Civil Prison

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    Oudhna Civil Prison

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    Bouchoucha Custody Centre

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    Le Kef Civil Prison

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    Belli Civil Prison (Nabeul)

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    Borj El Amri Civil Prison

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    Harboub Civil Prison

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    Gabès Civil Prison

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    Sfax Civil Prison

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    Gafsa Civil Prison

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    Sidi Bouzid Civil Prison

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    Haouareb Civil Prison (Kairouan)

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    Mahdia Civil Prison

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    Monastir Civil Prison

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    Messaadine Civil Prison

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    Siliana Civil Prison

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    Sers Civil Prison

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    El Dir Civil Prison

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    Jendouba Civil Prison

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    Béja Civil Prison

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    Nadhour Civil Prison

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    Borj El Roumi Civil Prison

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    Manouba Women's Prison

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    Mornag Civil Prison

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    Mornaguia Civil Prison

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