Tunisian lawyer and media personality Senia Dahmani was arrested on May 11, 2024, for a statement criticizing economic and social conditions and was charged under Decree 54, which punishes the dissemination of “false news.” On July 6, 2024, she was sentenced to one year in prison for these comments. On October 10, 2024, a second arrest warrant was issued against her for statements about racist practices against black Tunisians, which have been documented by national and international research and media reports.