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Map of Tunisian political prisons
Prison of Bizerte cityLetter of protest From the families of the prisoners of opinion, victims of anti-terror law
We, the families of the prisoners of opinion, victims of the anti-terror law, call upon you in order to intervene and lift the injustice inflicted on our children in the Tunisian prisons, who have been jailed in
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Prison of Bizerte city
Letter of protest From the families of the prisoners of opinion, victims of anti-terror law We, the families of the prisoners of opinion, victims of the anti-terror law, call upon you in order to intervene and lift the injustice inflicted on our children in the Tunisian prisons, who have been jailed in accordance with a non-constitutional and inhuman law- law of 10 December 2003- because of their "intentions" and not acts, nor even because of intentions harmful to the interest of fatherland. Read more...(In French, English and Arabic)
//Borj Erroumi// GREEN
See also the video above of Ali Ben Salem, president of the LTDH section in the city of Bizerte, speaking about this unconstitutional law. Prison of Borj Erroumi, Bizerte
Dozens of people were charged under the new “anti-terrorism” law introduced in December 2003. They were sentenced to lengthy prison terms following unfair trials on “terrorism”-related charges. The trial failed to respect international fair trial standards. According to defence lawyers, most arrest dates in police reports were falsified, and in one case the place of arrest was falsified. There were no investigations into allegations that the defendants were beaten, suspended from the ceiling and threatened with rape. The convictions rested almost entirely on confessions extracted under duress. The defendants denied all charges brought against them in court. See the case of The Youth of Bizerte, victims of the “anti-terrorism” law here. (in French) Ali Ramzi Bettibi //Nadhor// 2
He was arrested on 15 March 2005 while he was in an Internet café and sentenced to 4-years imprisonment for re-posting on a website an online statement from an obscure group promising bloodshed if Sharon attended the WSIS in Tunisia. “The Tunisian government is sending the message that downloading or re-posting information it finds objectionable can lead to prison,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, director of the Middle East and North Africa division at HRW “However deplorable this threat was, the mere act of reposting this information online should not be a crime.” For mor information about this case, see: HRW Letter to President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali on Ali Ramzi Bettibi Nadhor Prison, Bizerte //El Haouareb// WHITE
Due to the narrowness of the locations of the 3 prisons in Bizerte you only see one marker on the map. In order to see them all you have to zoom in and use the satellite type of map Prison of El Haouareb, Kairouan
//9 avril// YELLOW
See the video above about the case of Mme Sihem Najjar wife of the political prisoner Hatem Zarrouk and here daughter Balkis (15 years old) who went on hunger strike at their home in Tunis during the month of November 2005 to protest against the imprisonment of Hatem Zarrouk captured in 2005 and condemned to six-year prison cell. 9 avril prison, Tunis
//Gorjani//
The new “anti-terrorism” law introduced in December 2003 contains a very broad definition of "terrorism", that it may lead to unfair imprisonment. It also allows for the extension for an undefined period of pre-trial detention. According the Tunisian Organisation against Torture about 200 young people have been arrested since May, accused of terrorism offences. Some people have also been extradited from European countries (Turkey, Italy, Luxembourg) in the recent months although it is uncertain if people have been rendered to Tunisia for torture in the war on terror. See the flash animation about the case of Mahjoub Zayani who was arrested since april 2005 and held in the 9 April Prison in Tunis. Gorjani detention centre in Tunis //Beja//
Whilst being interrogated at the Gorjani detention centre, the detainees were reportedly forced, under the threat of being sent back to the Ministry of the Interior, to sign police reports with confessions they had not even read. Prison of Beja //Borj el amri// WHITE
Prison of Borj El Amri, near Tunis
//Gabes//
Prison of Gabes //Gafsa// WHITE
Prison of Gafsa
//Grombalia//
From one prison to another. See the video in the other tab windows. Prison of Grombalia, near Nabeul //Harboub//
Prison of Harboub //Kef// YELLOW
Prison of Kef
//Jandouba// WHITE
From this prison we just bring to mind:
Prison of Jandouba (Bulla Regia)
//Mahdia//
![]() See more details about his case here (in Arabic) and more topics about this case are here Prison of Mahdia //Manouba//
Prison of Manouba, prison for women //Messadine// GREEN
Prison of Messadine, Sousse //Monastir//
The political prisoners whose names are listed below have entered today 10 May 2006 in a hunger strike, to support their request for reconsideration of their heavy sentences. They have been trialled several times with the same accusations and have been for years deprived from their right to contact the judicial body for the revision of the court rulings against them. Amongst these cases, thirty have proved to be repetitive rulings. More info about this case here (in Arabic) Prison of Monastir //Mornague//
Prison of Mornague, near Tunis //Sfax//
Prison of Sfax //Siliana//
Prison of Siliana //Sidi Bouzid// GREEN
Prison of Sidi Bouzid //Zouari// GREEN MINI
See this flash animation about the Tunisian Prison made by mistral, nawaat.org Banishment of Journalist and former political prisoner Abdalla Zouari //Bou salem- Aloui// WHITE MINI
Journalist and former political prisoner Abdallah Zouari completed and an 11-year prison sentence in 2002, the authorities have continued to punish him because of hid criticism of the country’s human rights’ record. Mr Zouari Has been confined to a rural district, 500 kilometers from his family’s home in Tunis, jailed 3 times, placed under round-the-clock police surveillance and intermittently prevented from using Internet cafés. See this flash animation for more info about the case of Abdallah zouari. See also the work made by A. Zouari on flickr.com Administrative Restriction of The syndicalist and former political prisoner Slaheddine Alaoui in Bou Salem (Jendouba)
//Professor Moncef Ben Salem// WHITE MINI
At the end thirteen years and half of imprisonment, I left behind me this appalling “Guantanamean” and “Abou-Ghraïbian” institution. On June 27, 2004, a horrible surprise was waiting for me: I was overpowered with sixteen years of administrative control, as a complementary penalty. This odious measure paralyzed me and taken away from me any prospect, in spite of many attempts to get over the difficulties, I failed. I made a statement on my situation on the columns of the Tunisian press to find listening ears, but there is no safety for that which shouts on the roofs. For further information, read the text of Slaheddine Alaoui (in French and Arabic) "Virtual House Arrest" of Dismissed Mathematics Professor Ben Salem, near Sfax
//Zembra//
![]() See the Letter to Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, dated July 7, 1997. Read also the interview with Dr. Ben Salem on nawaat.org (in Arabic or in French) Prison of Zembra, an island some 8km (5 miles) north of Kelibia.
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