Prominent Tunisian rights activist Sihem Bensedrine told AFP on Friday that she had been sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges including falsifying part of a transitional justice commission's final report.
Tunisia emerged from the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011 as a beacon of democratic hope for the region after decades of authoritarianism, but rights groups have reported backsliding under President Kais Saied.
Prosecutors accused Bensedrine of falsifying the commission's final report, among other charges. Bensedrine said she had been targeted by "officials who are holding the state hostage" in order to "settle scores" and "discredit our work".
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