Abdelghaffar Guiza

Location: Zarzis, Tunisia

33° 30' 14.04" N, 11° 6' 46.5408" E

Status: Released
Arrested between 10 Feb 2003 and 27 Feb 2006
Campaign Site: http://www.zarzis.org/

Tunisian authorities arrested eight young men in the city of Zarzis in the South of Tunisia. They were accused of terrorism. The evidence was a set of files downloaded from the internet. Authorities accused the them of having formed a terrorist group, holding meetings without a license, theft, and preparation of explosives. On 16 April 2004, the court sentenced six of the youth to 19 years of imprisonment each. A seventh defendant was was accused of being the leader of the group and sentenced to 26 years. The eighth defendant, who was under age, was sentenced to 25 months imprisonment. Following appeals the sentences were reduced.

A presidential pardon on 27 February 2006 resulted in the release of six of the youth of Zarzis. However, they continue to face harassment (The Initiative For an Open Arab Internet).

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