Tunisian political prisoner goes on hunger strike

Tunisian political activist Shaima Issa has gone on hunger strike to protest her detention confitions.

News Center _ The father of political prisoner Shaima Issa announced that his daughter began a prison,according to what he confirmed in a media statement.

Shaima Issa was arredted on Saturday, November 29, 2025, during her participation in a protest in the center of the capital, Tunis, to serve a 20-year prison sentence issued against her in the case of “conspiracy against state security.”

The case of Shaima Issa is one of the files that has sparked widespread discussion recently, amid calls to review the measures taken against her and to enable her to have a fair trial.