Free
Rached
Ghannouchi
Scholar. Statesman. Political Prisoner.
Tunisia's most prominent democratic voice has been sentenced to life in prison by a court serving political ends, not justice. An 85-year-old man — once speaker of parliament — is being silenced because he dared to believe in democracy.
b. 1941 — Political Prisoner since 2023
"The charges were political from the start. This court has not delivered justice — it has delivered an erasure."— Ennahdha Party, Official Statement, June 2, 2026
A Lifetime Devoted to
Democracy & Islam
Rached Ghannouchi is one of the most important political thinkers in the Muslim world. He co-founded the Ennahdha movement and spent decades in exile under authoritarian rule — returning to Tunisia after the 2011 revolution to help build the Arab world's only functioning democracy.
As speaker of Tunisia's elected parliament, Ghannouchi represented the democratic gains of an entire generation. His work reconciling Islamic values with democratic governance earned him global respect and made him a beacon of hope across the Muslim world.
He is now 85 years old, in deteriorating health, and serving a life sentence — not because of any crime, but because President Kais Saied's regime views independent democratic voices as threats to its absolute power.
Eight Reasons This Trial
Cannot Stand
The Ennahdha party has documented, point by point, the complete absence of legal legitimacy behind these convictions. These are not allegations — they are established facts:
A Sentence
Without Justice
On June 3, 2026, a Tunis court sentenced 85-year-old Rached Ghannouchi to life in prison plus an additional 30 years — in a closed trial his defense lawyers described as a judicial charade.
International human rights organizations, democratic governments, and civil society groups have condemned the verdict as a politically motivated act of repression with no basis in law.
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The World Must
Speak Up Now
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Release of all political prisoners
Restoration of judicial independence
End to political persecution