Tunis, March 19, 2026 (AFP) - Tunisian anti-racism activist sentenced to eight years in prison

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Tunisian anti-racism activist Saadia Mosbah, in prison for nearly two years on financial misconduct charges, was sentenced on Thursday to eight years behind bars, her lawyer told AFP. The 66-year-old had been at the forefront of defending sub-Saharan migrants in Tunisia, particularly after a 2023 speech by President Kais Saied in which he denounced "hordes of illegal migrants" as a demographic threat. Mosbah, the head of the Mnemty anti-racism a......

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