human rights defender
Chaima Issa
Actions and Campaigns
© Noureddine Ahmed
Chaima Issa
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
HRD's year of birth
1979
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Other
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
In prison (sentenced)
HRD's bio and work
Chaima Issa, born in 1979 in Tunisia, is a journalist, writer, and political activist. She is a member of the National Salvation Front and is known for her outspoken opposition to President Kais Saied and her criticism of his policies.
Detained since
Nov 29, 2025
Charge(s)
- Terrorism
Sentence
A final judgment issued by the Court of Appeal sentenced Chaima Issa to 20 years of imprisonment.
Latitude: 36.8035052
Longitude: 10.0947888
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Africa: Northern Africa
Location of detention - City/Town
Tunis
Location of detention - Facility
Manouba Women's Prison
Alternative mailing address
Recent case update / evolution
Chaima Issa was placed in pre trial detention on February 25, 2023, and remained in custody for six months before being released on July 13, 2023. On April 19, 2025, a first instance court sentenced her to 18 years in prison in the same case, a judgment she appealed while remaining at liberty pending the appeal proceedings. Subsequently, on November 28, 2025, the Criminal Chamber specialized in terrorism cases at the Court of Appeal issued a new ruling sentencing her to 20 years of imprisonment.
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- HRD's year of birth
- 1979
- HRD's Gender
- Woman
- Type of HRD
- Other
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- HRD's Picture
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- Noureddine Ahmed
- HRD's bio and work
Chaima Issa, born in 1979 in Tunisia, is a journalist, writer, and political activist. She is a member of the National Salvation Front and is known for her outspoken opposition to President Kais Saied and her criticism of his policies.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Africa: Northern Africa
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Tunis
- Location of detention - Facility
- Manouba Women's Prison
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 36.8035052
Longitude: 10.0947888
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Nov 29, 2025
- Current Status
- In prison (sentenced)
- Charge(s)
- Terrorism
- Sentence
A final judgment issued by the Court of Appeal sentenced Chaima Issa to 20 years of imprisonment.
- Recent case update / evolution
Chaima Issa was placed in pre trial detention on February 25, 2023, and remained in custody for six months before being released on July 13, 2023. On April 19, 2025, a first instance court sentenced her to 18 years in prison in the same case, a judgment she appealed while remaining at liberty pending the appeal proceedings. Subsequently, on November 28, 2025, the Criminal Chamber specialized in terrorism cases at the Court of Appeal issued a new ruling sentencing her to 20 years of imprisonment.
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