Here is a summary of the most important information that marked the day of December 22, 2025:
Plot and calls for insurrection: Mondher Zenaïdi receives 19 years in prison in absentia
The criminal chamber specializing in terrorism cases at the Tunis Court of First Instance sentenced, in absentia, former minister and former presidential candidate Mondher Zenaïdi to 19 years in prison, with immediate execution. According to available information, this conviction comes at the end of a procedure initiated by the Judicial Center for the Fight against Terrorism. Mondher Zenaïdi is the subject of international search and arrest warrants issued since October 2024.
Elyes Chaouachi returned to Qatar despite an official invitation from Al Jazeera
Elyes Chouachi, son of political detainee Ghazi Chouachi, was turned away at Doha international airport while he was traveling to Qatar at the official invitation of journalist Faisal Al-Kasim, presenter of the program al ettijah al mouaakis, broadcast on the Al Jazeera channel. He was to participate in the episode of Tuesday December 23, 2025 devoted to the situation in Tunisia. Upon his arrival at the airport, Elyes Chouachi was subjected to prolonged checks before being notified of a refusal of entry into Qatari territory. He was then returned to France, where he has lived for five years.
Refusal of Saadia Mosbah’s request for release
The court refused, Monday December 22, 2025, the request for release of Saadia Mosbah, president of the Mnamty association, whose hearing was postponed until February 26, 2026. This morning, a solidarity sit-in was held in front of the court of first instance of Tunis. This mobilization brought together members of Ms. Mosbah’s family, activists, civil society activists as well as many citizens, who came to show their support and defend the values held by this emblematic figure in the fight against racism and for human rights.
Political detainees begin collective hunger strike at the call of Ayachi Hammami
The committee for the defense of political prisoners in the so-called “plot against state security” affair announced, Monday, December 22, 2025, the launch of a collective hunger strike within prisons. According to a press release made public the same day, the detainees began this movement in response to the appeal of lawyer and political detainee Ayachi Hammami. The strike, observed for varying durations ranging from one to three days, aims to denounce what those concerned describe as serious violations of their fundamental rights.
Cnam payment delays: doctors demand urgent solutions
The president of the Tunisian Union of Doctors in the Private Sector, Khemais Zaid, returned on Monday, December 22, 2025, to the persistence of major dysfunctions in the reimbursement mechanism for healthcare providers by the National Health Insurance Fund (Cnam). Speaking on Jawhara FM’s morning show, he notably reported significant and recurring delays in the settlement of debts owed to doctors, a situation comparable to that also experienced by pharmacists.
