Families ask human rights court to free jailed Tunisian opposition leaders

Demonstrators in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, hold photographs of political prisoners in protest at President Saied’s regime. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Families of detained Tunisian opposition politicians filed a case at the African court on human and peoples’ rights in Arusha, Tanzania, on Wednesday, accusing Tunisia of unlawfully arresting and detaining the leaders.

“On the evidence we are seeing so far, there is no proper basis for the charges,” said Rodney Dixon, a British lawyer handling the case. “They weren’t arrested lawfully with proper warrants, and the allegations haven’t been substantiated.”