Tunisia
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Abolitionist de facto
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the...
- News items in the archive
- 114
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Tunisia is classified as Abolitionist de facto in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 114 news items on Tunisia, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- JANUARY 1, 2008TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offences.
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offences.
- DECEMBER 30, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH FOR COUP BID
a Tunisian court sentenced two Islamists to death by firing squad after finding them guilty of trying to overthrow the government, defence lawyers and court officials said. Imed Ben Amer and Saber Ragoub were among 30 men put on trial after being arrested
- DECEMBER 18, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Tunisia was absent during the vote...
Tunisia was absent during the vote...
- JUNE 14, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIAN COALITION AGAINST DEATH PENALTY LAUNCHED
in Tunisia, about a hundred personalities, including various artists, and seven NGOs announced the formation of a coalition against the death penalty.
- APRIL 30, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
in Tunisia, a National Coalition Against the Death Penalty
in Tunisia, a National Coalition Against the Death Penalty
- APRIL 13, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a Tunisian man was sentenced to death for the rape and murder last year of British
- MARCH 28, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
“the moment to abolish the death penalty in Tunisia has not arrived
“the moment to abolish the death penalty in Tunisia has not arrived
- MARCH 8, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA. JOURNALISTS PLEA FOR ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
Tunisian journalists published their plea for the abolition of the death penalty from the country's statute
- FEBRUARY 13, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
the Tunisian Social-Liberal Party officially asked for the abolition of the death
the Tunisian Social-Liberal Party officially asked for the abolition of the death
- JANUARY 1, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offences.
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offences.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. FIVE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Central Criminal Court of Iraq convicted twenty seven individuals between October 5-12 for crimes including kidnapping, possession of illegal weapons, using or taking advantage of someone else’s legal documents, heading, leading, joining armed groups,
- JANUARY 1, 2006TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offences.
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offences.
- JANUARY 1, 2005TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offences.
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offences.
- MAY 22, 2004TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgarian officials and politicians continued soliciting...
Bulgarian officials and politicians continued soliciting international support for five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death by a Libyan court on charges of deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the AIDS virus
- APRIL 11, 2004TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offences.
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offences.
- JANUARY 1, 2003TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the...
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offenses
- JANUARY 10, 2002TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
As Arab Ministers of Interior began their annual meeting...
As Arab Ministers of Interior began their annual meeting in Tunis to discuss measures to combat "terrorism", Amnesty International called for the Arab Convention for the Suppression of Terrorism to be amended to conform with international human rights and
- JANUARY 1, 2002TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the...
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2001TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the...
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offenses
- JUNE 21, 2000TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
130 people were executed in Tunisia since independence...
130 people were executed in Tunisia since independence in 1956, Tunisian daily L'Observateur reported
- APRIL 26, 2000TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Tunisia abstained from the resolution on the death...
Tunisia abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 1, 2000TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the...
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offenses
- APRIL 28, 1999TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Tunisia abstained on the resolution on the death penalty...
Tunisia abstained on the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28, 1999
- JANUARY 1, 1999TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the...
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offenses