The World Owes Rached Ghannouchi a Debt of Gratitude
We, the undersigned scholars, former government officials, parliamentarians, diplomats, human rights advocates, religious leaders, and members of civil society, call for the immediate release of Rached Ghannouchi and all individuals imprisoned in Tunisia solely for the peaceful exercise of their political opinions, civic activities, or freedom of expression.
We make this appeal not because we necessarily share Mr. Ghannouchi’s political views or partisan affiliations.
We make it because democracy, human rights, and the rule of law require it.
For more than five decades, Rached Ghannouchi has been one of the most important advocates of peaceful political participation, democratic governance, and national dialogue in Tunisia and the Arab world. He endured imprisonment, persecution, and more than twenty years of exile under successive authoritarian governments. Yet throughout his life, he consistently rejected violence and embraced democratic engagement.
Following Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, Ghannouchi became one of the principal architects of the country’s democratic transition. At moments of deep political polarization, he repeatedly chose compromise over confrontation, dialogue over exclusion, and national unity over partisan advantage.
Under his leadership, Tunisia adopted one of the Arab world’s most democratic constitutions, protected political pluralism, and demonstrated that peaceful coexistence between citizens of different political and ideological convictions was possible.
Whether one agrees with all of his views is beside the point. The proper response to political disagreement in a democracy is debate, elections, and peaceful competition, not imprisonment.
Today, the continued detention of Tunisia’s most prominent opposition leader raises serious concerns about political freedom, judicial independence, and democratic governance. It also undermines one of the most important lessons of Tunisia’s democratic experience: that inclusion, dialogue, and compromise are stronger foundations for stability than repression and exclusion.
History will remember Rached Ghannouchi as one of the key figures of Tunisia’s democratic transition and one of the leading Muslim democratic thinkers of his generation. His contributions to political pluralism, democratic participation, and national reconciliation deserve recognition, not imprisonment.
Tunisia’s future will be strengthened not by the imprisonment of political opponents, but by a renewed commitment to democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
Former Heads of State and Government
Former Foreign Ministers and Diplomats
Members of Parliament
Scholars and University Leaders
Human Rights Defenders
Religious Leaders
Journalists and Public Intellectuals
Democracy and Civil Society Advocates
The World Owes Rached Ghannouchi a Debt of Gratitude
We, the undersigned scholars, former government officials, parliamentarians, diplomats, human rights advocates, religious leaders, and members of civil society, call for the immediate release of Rached Ghannouchi and all individuals imprisoned in Tunisia solely for the peaceful exercise of their political opinions, civic activities, or freedom of expression.
We make this appeal not because we necessarily share Mr. Ghannouchi's political views or partisan affiliations.
We make it because democracy, human rights, and the rule of law require it.
For more than five decades, Rached Ghannouchi has been one of the most important advocates of peaceful political participation, democratic governance, and national dialogue in Tunisia and the Arab world. He endured imprisonment, persecution, and more than twenty years of exile under successive authoritarian governments. Yet throughout his life, he consistently rejected violence and embraced democratic engagement.
Following Tunisia's 2011 revolution, Ghannouchi became one of the principal architects of the country's democratic transition. At moments of deep political polarization, he repeatedly chose compromise over confrontation, dialogue over exclusion, and national unity over partisan advantage.
Under his leadership, Tunisia adopted one of the Arab world's most democratic constitutions, protected political pluralism, and demonstrated that peaceful coexistence between citizens of different political and ideological convictions was possible.
Whether one agrees with all of his views is beside the point. The proper response to political disagreement in a democracy is debate, elections, and peaceful competition, not imprisonment.
Today, the continued detention of Tunisia's most prominent opposition leader raises serious concerns about political freedom, judicial independence, and democratic governance. It also undermines one of the most important lessons of Tunisia's democratic experience: that inclusion, dialogue, and compromise are stronger foundations for stability than repression and exclusion.
History will remember Rached Ghannouchi as one of the key figures of Tunisia's democratic transition and one of the leading Muslim democratic thinkers of his generation. His contributions to political pluralism, democratic participation, and national reconciliation deserve recognition, not imprisonment.
Tunisia's future will be strengthened not by the imprisonment of political opponents, but by a renewed commitment to democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institutuon and Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University
Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Stanford, CA, United States
Michael McFaul, Professor, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
John Esposito, Distinguished University Professor, Geogretown University
Donald Horowitz, James B. Duke Professor of Law and Political Science Emeritus, Duke University, Chevy Chase, United States
Radwan Masmoudi, President, Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy
Salam al-Marayati, President, Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)
Omar Shakir, Executive Director, Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), Washington DC
Khalil Jahshan, Executive Director Arab Center Washington DC, Washington, United States
Khaled Saffuri, President, National Interest Foundation, Washington, United States
Oussama Jammal, Secretary General, US Council of Muslim Organizations United States
Abdullah Alaoudh, Senior Policy Advisor at the American Committee for Middle East Rights United States
Hanny Megally, Distinguished Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYU, New York, United States
Nader Hashemi, Associate Professor of Middle East Politics, Georgetown University
Shadi Hamid, Co-director, Faith and Future of Democracy Initiative, Georgetown University's Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Washington, United States
Bahey Hassan, Co-founder of the human rights movement in Egypt
Jose Casanova, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Theology and Religious Studies, Montclair, NJ, United States
Steven Heydemann, Professor, Smith College, Chevy Chase, United States
Elisa Massimino, Visiting Professor of Law and Executive Director, Human Rights Institute, Washington DC, United States
Tamara Sonn, Professor Emerita in the History of Islam, Washington DC, United States
Ann Mayer, Associate Professor Emeritus, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, Philadelphia, United States
Mark Juergensmeyer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the University of California, Santa Barbara, founding director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, and former President of the American Academy of Religion, Santa Barbara, United States
Andrew March, Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst Visiting Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, Concord, MA, United States
Charles Butterworth, Emeritus Professor University of Maryland, College
Mark Tessler, Samuel J. Eldersveld Collegiate Professor of Politics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
Mohsen Kadivar, Research Professor of Religious Studies, Duke University, Chapel Hill, United States
James Piscatori, Emeritus Professor Australian National University Australia
Sharan Grewal, Associate Professor, American University and Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington, United States
Monica Marks, Assistant Professor of Middle East Politics, NYUAD, Dubai, United States
Daniel Brumberg, Professor, Department of Government, Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States
Earl (Tim) Sullivan, Emeritus Provost The American University in Cairo, Logan, United States
Ermin Sinanovic, Executive Director, Center for Islam in the Contemporary World
Clement Moore Henry, Emeritus professor of government and middle East studies, university of Texas at Austin Greece
Asifa Quraishi-landes, Professor of Law University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI, United States
Mark LeVine, Professor of History and Islamic studies
Juan Cole, Professor, University of Michigan
Scott Alexander, Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, Catholic Theological Union
Farid Hafez, Associate Teaching Professor of International Relations, College of William & Mary
Asma Afsaruddin, Herman B Wells Endowed Professor, Indiana University, Bloomington, United States
Murhaf Jouejati, University Professor (retired), Vienna, Va., United States
Muqtedar Khan, Professor of International Relations at the University of Delaware and Host of Khanversations. United States
Louay Safi, Professor of Politics and Islamic Studies, Ashburn, United States
Jonathan Brown, Professor, Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States
Ahmet Kuru, Prof. of Political Science, San Diego, United States
Curtis Doebbler, Research Professor of Law at the University of Makeni in Sierra Leone and proprietor of DoebblerLaw - The Law Office of Dr Curtis FJ Doebbler in Austin, TX, United States
Ziad Asali, Retired Physician, Washington DC, United States
Sabina Henneberg, Senior fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Alexandria, United States
Samer Shehata, Colin & Patricia Molina de Mackey Associate Professor of Middle East Studies, University of Oklahoma United States
Mohammad Fadel, Prof. at University of Toronto Faculty of Law Canada
Aly Abuzaakouk, Former Foreign Minister and Member of Parliament Libya
Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, President, Minaret of Freedom Institute
Reem Elghonimi, Historian and founder, True Human, Austin, TX, United States
Reuven Kimelman, Professor of Near Eastern and Jewish Studies Brandeis University, Brookline, United States
Jane Brown, James Knight Professor Emeritus, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States
Iris Tillman Hill, Retired Executive Director, Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University, Chapel Hill, United States
Abdulmawgoud Dardery, Former Member of Parliament, Egypt. President, Center for Egyptian American Dialogue, Minneapolis, United States
Don Yager, Founding Director His Majesty’s Scholarship Program at The Sultan’s School, Seeb, Sultanate of Oman, Fenton Iowa, United States
David A. Smith, Professor of Sociology, UC-Irvine, Irvine, United States
Victor Begg, Author & columnist, Reston, United States
Zahid Bukhari, Executive Director Center for Islam and Public Policy (CIPP), Frederick, United States
Robert Freedman, Professor,Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States
Seyed Ghazvini, Imam, Crescent Islamic Center, Chantilly, VA, VIENNA, United States
Aftab Siddiqui, President Dallas Peace and Justice Center, Arlington, Texas, United States
Nedia Makhlouf, Arizona State University - Adt Corporate, Fairfax, United States
Delwar Mazumder, Secretary, Human Rights and Development for Bangladesh, New York, United States
Robert Reed, Student, Columbus, United States
Peri Bearman, Editor-in-Chief and Editor for Islamic West Asia, JASPA, Groton, MA, United States
Rosalyn Doggett, Former Peace Corps volunteer, Washington, DC, United States
Abdullah Ahsan, Retired academic, Markham, Illinois, United States
Ahmed Badr, MD, Newport Coast, United States
Hashim El-Tinay, Co-Founder International Peace Quest Institute (IPQI), Washington, United States
Dr. Jean Narcisse Djaha, President & Global Chair of the African Council on Foreign Relations, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, United States
Behrad Nakhal, Nuclear Engineer, PhD, PE, Tuckahoe, United States
Donald Watson, Professor and Dean Emeritus, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Trumbull, United States
Mahmoud Ali, Concerned citizen, San Jose, United States
Ahmed Saleh, Senior program manager, Hanover, United States
Nancy Fox, Hon. Ret. Pastor Presbyterian Church USA, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Mohammad Asi, Imam, Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought, Author, Writer, Silver Spring, United States
Abdel Elsiddig, President Bridges, Lombard, United States
Sahar Khamis, Professor of Communication, University of Maryland. College Park, Silver Spring, United States
Nizar Farsakh, Lecturer of International Affairs at GWU, WASHINGTON, D.C., United States
Mansfield Kaseman, Pastor Emeritus, Rockville United Church, Boyds, United States
Zouhir Rhaouate, Wesley Chapel, United States
Maryam Ahmad, CSID Volunteer, Centreville, United States
Myles Weintraub, Architect & U.S. Peace Corps, Tunisia, New York, United States
Abdelhaleem Ashqar, Professor, Springfield, United States
Pamela Taylor, Cincinnati, United States
Syed Elias, Citizen of USA, Round Rock, United States
Ali Jarrah, Law Student, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, United States
Alaaeldin Sayed-Gawish, Bergen County Islamic Center, Hackensack, United States
Amna Afreen, ELD High School Teacher, Catonsville, United States
Barbara Coscarello, Former Adjunct Professor of Sociology, Camden, United States
Zaid Albarzinji, Nashville, United States
Linda Brown, Former English Language instructor at École nationale d'ingénieurs de Gabès., Chapel Hill, United States
Siraj Mufti, Professor Emeritus, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States
Magdy Hussein, CEO, Sunnyvale, United States
John Anderson, Democratic Socialists, former Peace Corps, Tunisia & Morocco, former USAID/Foreign Service (RIP), Vienna, Virginia, United States
Fr. Matthew Habiger OSB, Director of Benedictine Oblates in Prison Father, Atchison, United States
Laura Mulcahy, MA, Human Rights, MS Ed, RPCV, Brooklyn, United States
Mike Ghouse, President, Center for Pluralism www.CenterforPluralsm.com, Dallas, United States
Amin Mahmoud, Center for Egyptian American Relations, Germantown, United States
Ivan Strenski, Distinguished processor emeritus in religious studies, University of California, Riverside, Los Angeles, United States
Huda Dali, N, Uniontown, United States
Yahya Almontaser, Free dr Rached Ghannouchi, Brooklyn, United States
Eba Hathout, Physician and Faculty, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
Stanley Hallet, Professor Emeritus and Former Dean Catholic University of America School Architecture and Allied Arts, Washington DC, United States
Jamal Al Tahat, Senior Advisor, Democracy for the Arab World Now, Savannah, United States
Leo Mulcahy, Vice President (ret.) Westvaco Corp, Covington, Va, United States
Olfa Cherif, Lawyer, New York, United States
Mustapha Alhiane, Free Rashid, Berkeley, United States
Mohamed Elshinnawi, Journalist, Washington, United States
Elizabeth Hussein, I am Muslim. That's my title., Charlotte, United States
Syed Hadi Jawad, Cofounder/ President, Human Rights Dallas, Irving, United States
Joe Aossey, global citizen, Cedar Rapids, United States
Daisy Hill, scholar, Gainesville, United States
Hadia Mubarak, Associate Professor of Religion, Charlotte, NC, Charlotte, United States
M.Rajaullah & Shabnam F. Quraishi, MCC, Chicago; CIOGC, Chicago metro area, ISNA, IAMC, others, Glenview, United States
Marywinne Sherwood, Citizen, chapel hill, United States
Judith Ferster, NC State University retired, Chapel Hill, United States
George Entenman, Former Peace Corps Volunteer, Gafsa, 1964-66, 1971-72, Chapel Hill, United States
Erik Jensen, Director, Rule of Law Program, Stanford Law School, Stanford, United States
Atef Ibrahim, President, Nordix Computer, Santa Clara, United States
Bryn Hammarstrom, BA, Penn State Univ, Anthropology former Peace Corps volunteer, Tunisia. 1980-1, Wellsboro, United States
Dublin Popov, Former Peace Corps Volunteer in Tunisia, Pittsboro, United States
William Bechhoefer, Professor Emeritus Architecture University of Maryland, College Park, USA, Boulder, United States
Lewis Elbinger, Foreign Service Officer Retired, U.S. Department of State, Pleasant Ridge, United States
Charlie Carnow, Research Analyst, Unite Here Local 11* Representing Myself, New York, United States
Hussam Ayloush, Human Rights Advocate and CEO of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, California (CAIR-CA), Los Angeles, United States
Naeem Baig, Imam/Director, Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Community, Falls Church, United States
Hassaan Shahawy, Attorney, Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher, Washington DC, United States
Halil Yenigun, Associate Director, Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University, Stanford, United States
Eric Davis, Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, Highland Park, United States
Kamal Youcef-Toumi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States
Rick Halperin, Director, SMU Human Rights program, Dallas, United States
William (Scott) Harrop, Scholar, Charlottesville, CHARLOTTESVILLE, United States
Ziad Zatar, CIO - Insurance Services, Orland Park, United States
Afeef Khan, Editor, The Ascendant Qur'an, Stephens City, VA, United States
Nicholas Noe, Editor in chief, NYC, United States
Connecticut Palestine Alliance, co-founder of the Connecticut Palestine Alliance, Moosup, United States
Mujeeb Rahman Khan, Policy Coordinator-Muslim Voters of America, Chicago, United States
Rosie Okumura, friend, Los Angeles, United States
Salahuddeen Kareem, President and Executive Director of Kindness and Care Beyond Borders Inc. - "Serving graciously and humbly the International Orphan Community", Germantown, United States
Janice Terry, Professor emeritus, Marietta, United States
Abdelkarim Benothman, Hawthorne Islamic Center, Los Angeles, United States
Yosra Abid, Attorney, Sawaeer & Abid LLP, San Francisco, United States
Anita Burnett, Mis, Clifton, United States
Fikry Fahmy, Mr, Clifton, United States
Mohamed Khelifi, Author and Attorney, New York, United States
Wasif Khan, Dr, Plano, United States
Zulfiqar Malik, Editor, Muslim News Digest, Kansas, United States
Ann de la Quadra, Ambassador for Peace, Alpine, United States
Mehdi Noorbaksh, Professor of International Affairs and Business Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Harrisburg, United States
David Kiel, Organizational Consultant, David Kiel Associates, LLC, Chapel Hill, United States
Scott Hibbard, Associate Professor & Chair of Political Science and Islamic World Studies, Grace School of Applied Diplomacy, DePaul University, Chicago, United States
Abdulmagid Aborwin, Dr, Irvine, United States
Christopher Combs, Translator, Rockville, United States
Fatma Müge Göçek, Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
Jeffrey Kenney, Senior Professor of Religious Studies, Greencastle, United States
Waleed Maswadeh, Senior Engineer, Baltimore, United States
Shadi Mokhtari, Assistant Professor, SIS | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations, American University, Washington, United States
Ranjit Singh, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, United States
Lynn Juhl, Ed.D., Falls Church, United States
UNITED KINGDOM:
Rafık Abdessalem, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia, London
Tamara Dragadze, Professor, London, United Kingdom
Naeem Darr, Editor, Muslim Directory, London, United Kingdom
Peter A Oborne, Columnist Middle East Eye, LONDON, United Kingdom
Issam Bargougui, Member of the Tunisian Assembly of the People's Representatives (2019–2024), Bristol, United Kingdom
Ahmed Gaaloul, Ex minister of sports and youth, member of Ennahdha Party, London, United Kingdom
Elizia Volkmann, Journalist and documentary producer: previously Tunis based correspondent for Al Jazeera., London, United Kingdom
Jamal Turk, London, United Kingdom
Abdulnabi Alekry, advisor. Bahrain Human Rights Society, Shakhora, United Kingdom
Rodney Shakespeare, Former Visiting Professor, Trisakti University, Jakarta., London, UK, United Kingdom
Chokri Majouli, Imam, London, United Kingdom
Awais Ajmal, London, United Kingdom
Bara Kherigi, London, United Kingdom
Ehaab Husseini, Mr Ehaab Husseini, London
Mohammed Matin, Mr, London
Yusuf Mortuza, Student, Queen Mary University of London, London
Dr Jasmine Gani, Assistant Professor International Relations, LSE, London
Ahmad Nabawi, Lecturer, Glasgow
Hebah Shennar, Social activist., The Hyde
Mohammed Kozbar, Community activist, London
Mahbub Anam, Mr, London
Faheem Mir, Director and Vice Chairman, Luton
Bechir Thabti, Head of Tunisian cultural association of Britain, London, United Kingdom
Ghassan Nounu, Dr, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
Harfiyah Haleem, Mrs, London, United Kingdom
Ayah Abumrahil, London, United Kingdom
Sumaiya Kamal, Educator, Ilford, United Kingdom
Zia Ramzan, Company Director, London, United Kingdom
Ibrahim Sayam, Sayam and Co Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Özlem Olgun Kiyici, A sister in İslam, London, United Kingdom
Yvonne Ridley, Secretary General EML, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom
Abdulmonem Hresha, Dr., London, United Kingdom
M. Ghazali Khan, Journalist, London, United Kingdom
Mohamed Rafeek, Teacher, Leicester, United Kingdom
FRANCE:
Moncef Marzouki, Former president of Tunisia, Paris, France
Kamel Jendoubi, Defenseur des droits humains, Ancien ministre, Paris, France
Abderrazak Kilani, Lawyer and human rights activist, former Head of Tunisia's Lawyers Association, and former Tunisian Ambassador to the UN-Geneva.
Sihem Badi, Doctors, Paris, France
Olivier Roy, Professor at the European University Institute (Florence), DREUX, France
Francois Burgat, Ex DR cnrs Iremam, Aix en Provence, France
Bernard Dreano, Chair of the Assemblée européenne des citoyens (HCA-France), Paris, France
Baudouin Dupret, Directeur de recherche, CNRS, Paris, France
Ridha Driss, researcher and political activist, Paris, France
Mohamed Ali Ben Salah, Tunisian businessman, Paris, France
Ghalia Daly, Chercheurs en SHS, GENTILLY, France
Taha Bouchaddakh, A PhD fellowship at the University of Strasbourg (Unistra), STRASBOURG, France
Annie Lahmer, Conseillère Regionale, Paris, France
Francoise ALAMARTINE, Bureau Commission Transnationale Les Écologistes, SETE, France
Florence Faurie-Vidal, Membre des Écologistes. Présidente d' Afrique Agri Solaire, association franco-malienne de co-développement, Paris, France
Hele Beji, Writer, Paris, France
Ali Ben Ali, Consultant, Bizett, France
Slim Essid, Liberté pour le chef de partie de la Nahdha en Tunisie Rachid Ghanouchi, Marseille, France
Hamed Bourenane, Dr., Bon Encontre, France
Chrysis Caporal, Madame, Champigny sur Marne, France
Samir BELKHIR, Ingénieur en informatique, Cergy, France
Moncef Zid, International trade expert and advocate for democracy and human rights, Paris, France
Benjamin Bibas, Journalist, la fabrique documentaire, Noisy-le-Sec, France
Karim Ibrahim, Teacher, Sarcelles, France
Elisabeth Bégard, Militante à l'ACAT et active dans le soutien aux personnes exilées qui vivent en Bretagne, Morlaix, France
Ahmed Labidi, Ingénieur Informatique, France, France
Lotfi Mansour, N and n corporation, Rouen, France
MALAYSIA:
Chandra Muzaffar, President International Movement for a Just World (JUST), Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Mohammad Kamali, Professor, Dato, Dr, (formerly Founding CEO) The International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ahmad Farouk Musa, Dato’ Dr. Director, Islamic Renaissance Front, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ziauddin Sardar, Director, International Institute of Futures Studies, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abdul Muneem, Dr. Lecturer, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Siti Ismail, Lecturer, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Muhammad Khalis Ibrahim, Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mohd Roslan Mohd Nor, Professor, Dept of Islamic History, Civilization and Education, Academy of Islamic Studies, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Amina Akeyshi, Researcher, ETHRW, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hocine Bouchikhi, Dr in political science and International relation. Working in Mutiara International (Malaysia), selangor, Malaysia
Yusmadi Yusoff, Senior lawyer, former Senator & Member of Parliament, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
TURKEY:
Abdullah Gül, Former President of the Republic of Turkey, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkey
Abdurrahman Babacan, Member of Parliament, AK Party, Ankara, Turkey
Yasin Aktay, Professor of Sociology, Former MP, Ankara, Turkey
Taha Aksoy, Former Parlamenterian, Chairman of Çimentaş Inc., İzmir, Turkey
Necmeddin Bilal Erdogan, Chairman, Ilim Yayma Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey
Yilmaz ENSAROGLU, Former Senior Advisor to the PM, Ankara, Turkey
Ibrahim Bisharat, PhD Researcher on The reconstruction of Post Conflict Countries and Societies., Istanbul, Turkey
Ali Murat Yel, professor of social anthropology marmara university, istanbul, Turkey
Murat Ozer, Prof. Dr., Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
Ahmet Sabuncu, İzmir Uluslararası Öğrenci Derneği, İzmir
Mehmet Çevik, Professor, İzmir Katip Çelebi University, İzmir
Murat Kayacan, Prof. Dr., İzmir, Turkey
Ekrem Altınlı, Elk.Yük.Müh., İzmir, Turkey
Tolga Kahraman, FREE RACHED GHANNOUCHI, İZMİR, Turkey
Mehmet Ali YURDUSEV, Prof. Dr., İzmir, Turkey
Selvet Çetin, Human Rights Defender, İzmir, Turkey
Irfan Ahmad, Prof. of Anthropology-Sociology. Ibn Hladun University, Istanbul
Imed Becheikh, Member, Advisory Council & Freedoms Committee, MENA Editors Network, Istanbul
Murat Özer, Professor Doctor, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
Fatih Okumus, PhD, Marmara University İstanbul Professor of Islamic Law, KSU, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Hidayet Tuksal, Assistant Professor, Kırıkkale University, Ankara, Turkey
Merve İspirli Armağan, RA & İstanbul Medeniyet University, İstanbul, Turkey
İbrahim Mete, Doğruer, Retired Professor of Economics, Istanbul, Turkey
Mehmet Tekelioğlu, Professor, BEYKOZ, Turkey
TUNISIA:
Mohamed Hamdi, Former Parliamentarian and Minister, Tunis, Tunisia
Matar Abdelwaheb, lawyer, university professor and former minister, Sfax, Tunisia
Chaker Houki, Professor political science, Tunis
Fares Mabrouk, Yale world Fellow, Tunis, Tunisia
Fathi Ayadi, Tunisian MP 2011/ 2022, Sfax, Tunisia
Nasreddine Shili, Artiste, Québec, Tunisia
Imed Chihi, Director, IT Support Services, Tunis, Tunisia
Safwa khaldi, Researcher, PHD, Sociology, tunis, Tunisia
Abdessatar Rejeb, Professor of sociology, Tunis, Tunisia
Bouhlel El Ghoul, Tozeur, Tunisia
Mohamed Meftah, Médecin, Sousse, Tunisia
Khedija Saleh, Engineer and Civil Society Activist, Kebili, Tunisia
Mehdi Jendoubi, retired journalism teacher, University of Tunis, Tunis
Ahmed Gannouni, Freedom Is the Right of All, Manouba
Zeineb Brahmi, Avocate, Gafsa
Mohamed Chaari, Civil Association, Tunis
Intissar Kherigi, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Tunis
Med Hamrouni, Full solidarity with Sheikh, President, and Professor Rached Ghannouchi, Tunis
Gaidi Mohamed, Gm, beja, Tunisia
Thouraya Boukamcha, Debt Collector Advisor, Ariana, Tunisia
Abderrahmene Hedhly, Researcher, University of Tunis, Mornaguia, Tunisia
Noureddine Chaabane, Ingénieur, Tunis, Tunisia
Mohamed Rahmouni, Professor. University Tunis al manar, Tunis, Tunisia
Lotfi Abbes, Pharmacien, Kebili, Tunisia
Hatem Miniaoui, Teacher and Human Rights Activist, Tunis, Tunisia
Rafik Bourouis, Professeur, Tunisia, Tunisia
Belgacem Mahmoudi, Freedom Ghannouchi, Kasserine, Tunisia
Tarek Essoussi, human rights and political activist, Bizerte, Tunisia
Other Countries:
Professor John Keane, Professor of Politics University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ahmet Alibasic, Professor, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
Mustafa Cerić, Grand Mufti Emeritus of Bosnia, Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
Majdi Karbai, Political Activist, Lentate sul Seveso, Italy
Chiara Sebastiani, Alma Mater Professor, Università of Bologna, Milano, Italy
Valeria Resta, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Dublin City University, Milano, Italy
Andrea Cellino, Vice President, Middle East Institute Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland
Marie-Francoise DUTHU, Former MEP. Former teacher of Economics , Université Paris Ouest-Nanterre-La-Défense., Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Clement Moore Henry, Emeritus professor of government and middle East studies, university of Texas at sustin, Glyfada, Greece
Ali Salman, CEO, Islam and Liberty Network, Islamabad, Pakistan
Bogusław R. Zagórski, Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic studies, retired university teacher, ex-dir. of Ibn Khaldun Institute, active expert in the Arab World politics and culture, Piastów, Poland
Ignacio Alvarez-Ossorio, Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
James Piscatori, Emeritus Professor Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Mohammad Fadel, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Toronto, Canada
Fathi Ayadi, Tunisian MP 2011-2022, Singen, Germany
Alexander Nowak, Diplomat, Yangon, Myanmar, Burma
Maher Madhioub, Tunisian MP & Journalist, Doha, Qatar
Kamel Loucif, Setif university researcher, Setif, Algeria
Ghechir Boudjema, Human rights défendre, Constantine, Algeria
A. Rashied Omar, Teaching Professor at University of Notre Dame, Cape Town, South Africa
Lily Rahim, Honorary Fellow, Georgetown University, Centre for Christian and Muslim Understanding, SYDNEY, Australia
Arwa Hassan, International Development Practitioner, Berlin, Germany
Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan, Former Chairman, Delhi Minorities Commission; President, All India Muslim Majlise-e Mushawarat, New Delhi, India
Maqbool Siraj, Senior Associate Editor, News Trail, English Daily, Bangalore, India
Irfan Engineer, Director, Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai, India
Mohamad Ashrof, journalist, kochi, India
Ishtiaq Hussain, Assistant Professor, Aliah University Kolkata, Kolkata, India
Sumanto Al Qurtuby, Founder & Director, Nusantara Institute, Indonesia, Semarang, Indonesia
Md Shahidullah, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Kazi Kabir, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Tareq Mahmud, Shariyah Consultant, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Tarek AlGhorani, Journalist and human rights defender, Etterbeek, Belgium
Elmi Yabeh, NGO (CEDA) chairman, Bruxelles, Belgium
Naser Ghobadzadeh, Associate Professor, American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Chefor Gideon, Human Rights Defenders, Yaounde, Cameroon
Ehab Lotayef, Poet and Writer, Montreal, Canada
Hatem Alim, Eng., Vancouver, Canada
Jonathan Adjemian, Academic translator and editor, Toronto, Canada
Darlis Azis, M.A, Aceh, Indonesia
Omar Muhamad, Assistant Professor, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil, Iraq
Bekhal Abubakir, Faculty member at UoS, Sulaimani, Iraq
Rachele Via, ICSSI - Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative, marsala, Italy
Mohamed Ezroura, Dr. Senior Professor., Rabat, Morocco
Tayeb Bouazza, PhD in Philosophy, Professor of Higher Education, Moroccan writer, Tangier, Morocco
Dr. Sajid Iqbal Sheikh, Associate Professor University of Management and Technology Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Timothy Kennedy, International Educator, Panama Pacifico, Panama
Nassef Manabilang Adiong, Director, Bangsamoro Parliament's Policy Research Office, Quezon City, Philippines
Ivan Ejub Kostić, PhD, Research fellow, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Ahmed Manjra, Dr Paediatrician, Durban, South Africa
Ricard González, Freelance journalist, Sant Adrià de Besos, Spain
Carolina Mayeur, Retired civil servant, Madrid, Spain
Thierry Desrues, Sociologist, Cordoba, Spain
Bosco Govantes, Associate Professor in Political Science, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
Faisal Mohamed Salih, Journalist, Writer, Academic. Ex Minister of Culture and Information, Khartoum, Sudan
Anouar Gharbi, President of Geneva Centre for Democracy and Human Rights cgdhr.org, Geneva, Switzerland
Youcef Nedjadi, Doctor, Nuclear scientist, Lausanne, Switzerland
Amor Guidoum, Aigle, Switzerland
Daniel Saoud, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Committees for the Defense of Democratic Freedoms and Human Rights in Syria (CDF); President, Syrian Federation for Human Rights, Syria
Ismail Saleh, Graduate Students in International Politics and Asia Pacific Studies, College of Social Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Djamel Bourenane, Doctor, Touggourt, Algeria
Aldjia Aiche, We add our voice to the call for the release of Sheikh Rached Ghannouchi in defense of freedoms and human rights. Freedom of opinion is not a crime, Constantine, Algeria
Anwar N. Haddam, Director, alTaraqi Center for Strategic Studies, Algiers, Algeria
Khaled El-Akruti, Professor, University of Wollongong, Tripoli, Australia
Larbi Rihani, Civil society activist and Coordinator of the Association Coordination Council in Vienna, Austria. , Wien, Austria
Aline Alencar, Research Fellow, University of Brasilia, Águas Claras - Brasília, Brazil
Bahgat Korany, Professor, political science, American University in Cairo and Universite de Montreal, Montreal and Cairo, Canada
Ridha Mechirgui, Pensioner, Bielefeld, Germany
Sikandar Azam, Editor, Radiance Viewsweekly, New Delhi, India
Abdul Gaffar, Assistant Professor, DMU, Imphal, India
Mohammed Aldoori, Ministry of Health, Kirkuk, Iraq
Adam Zainulabdin Pirwani, Student Representative at Sapienza University of Rome, Rieti, Italy
Saif Eddine Abouabid, TV commentator in Italy, SARONNO, Italy
Nizam Assaf, Director of Amman Center for Human Rights Studies, Amman, Jordan
Amir Duale, Former Principal Donor Relations Officer county government of Garissa, Nairobi, Kenya
Sari Hanafi, Prof. of Sociology, American Univ. of Beirut, Beirut- Lebanon, Lebanon
Reda Oulamine, Lawyer, member of the New York Bar and International Arbitrator, Casablanca, Morocco
Mohamed Salmi, Professeur universitaire, Rabat, Morocco
Tariq Zahrathaddi, PhD in computer science, Rabat, Morocco
Mansour Ndiaye, Liberté pour Cheikh Rached Ghannouchi et tous ses compagnons, Dakar, Senegal
Emin Poljarevic, Associate Professor, Uppsala, Sweden
Anouar Gharbi, President of Geneva Center for Democracy and Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland
Kais Arfaoui, CEO, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ezzedine Sghaier, Diplôme de Docteur en philosophie et lettres obtenu de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles Université de Bruxelles/Université de Tunis, Bruxelles, Belgium
Sedad Dedic, Associate professor of constitutional and administrative law, Law faculty, University of Zenica Head of Department for state and international public law, Law faculty UNiversity of Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia Herzegovina
Bashir Lawal, CEO, Public Affairs and Democracy Initiative (PAADI), IWO, Nigeria
Abdulrahman Albusaidi, Writer, Muscat, Oman
Muhammad H Zulqarnain, Retired teacher, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Raja M Ali Saleem, Dr. (Affiliation: ADB), Islamabad, Pakistan
Ezzedine Sghaier, Diplôme de Docteur en philosophie et lettres obtenu de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles Université de Bruxelles/Université de Tunis, Bruxelles, Belgium
Sedad Dedic, Associate professor of constitutional and administrative law, Law faculty, University of Zenica Head of Department for state and international public law, Law faculty UNiversity of Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia Herzegovina
Muhammad H Zulqarnain, Retired teacher, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Maryam Alrowaiei, Saar, Bahrain
Bahieldin Elibrachy, Partner, Ibrachy & Dermarkar; President ID Offices, Montreal, Canada
Adel Guitouni, Professor, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
Abduleletif Adem, Physician, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Muhammad Bin Tugilan, Assoc.Profesor Manajemen Industri Halal, Prodi Teknik Industri FTI UMI Makassar South Dulawesi, Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia
Ansari Yamamah, Prof. Dr., MA Transitif Learning Society (TALAS). Medan, Indonesia., Medan, Indonesia
Abdelali Hamidine, Professor of Political Science, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
Dr. Mukti Ram Rijal, General Secretary , Democaracy and Election Concern Nepal (DECoN), Advocate , Supreme Court of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Mukhtar Umar Bunza, Professor of Social History, Northwest University, Sokoto, Sokot, Nigeria
Bolade Bello, Dr. Bolade Bello, university of Uyo, Lagos, Nigeria
Hassan Bello, Professor Hassan Bello, Ibadan, Nigeria
Abdulmajeed Bello, Professor of Islamic Jurisprudence and Law, Uyo, Nigeria
Olanrewaju Suraju, Chair, Human and Environmental Development Agenda, Lagos, Nigeria
Raja M Ali Saleem, Dr. (Affiliation: ADB), Islamabad, Pakistan
Sharifa Macarandas, President, Mindanao Women's League and Establishment Inc.,, Las Pinas City, Philippines
Luz Gómez, Professor of Arabic Studies, Madrid, Spain
Ferran Izquierdo, Retired Professor UAB, Barcelona, Spain
Rafael Grasa, Senior Lecturer of International Relations. Universtat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Salih Mualley, Associate Professor of Economics, Khartoum, Sudan
Daniel Saud, President of the Syrian Federation for Human Rights, Tartus, Syria.
Naser Ghobadzadeh, Associate Professor, American University of Bulgaria, Melbourne, Australia
Yasser Dhouib, Spokesperson of The Canadian observatory for Freedoms and Rights COFR, Montreal, Canada
Alia El mahdi, Prof. Of Economics at Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
Moussa Ben Ahmed, President of the German-Tunisian Friendship Group (2019–2024, Frankfurt, Germany
Syed Iftikhar Gilani, Journalist, Delhi, India
Mario Diani, Professor of Sociology, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Hamza Roberto Piccardo, Editore, traduttore, quadro associativo, IMPERIA, Italy
Muhammad Mu'azu, Malam, Kano, Nigeria
Muhammad Khalid, Masud, Ad hoc Member, Shariat Appellate Bench, Supreme Cour of Pakistan, Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
Maxine Tanya Hamada, Democracy and Governance Advocate, Quezon City, Philippines
Yousuf Dadoo, Emeritus Professor, University of South Africa, Krugersdorp, South Africa
Sidney Luckett, Dr. University of Cape Town, Convocation, Cape Town, South Africa
Yasien Mohamed, Emeritus Professor University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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