Manouba Prison, March 17, 2025

I sincerely thank my family, my friends and civil society. Your unfailing support has been essential in this ordeal.

To my lawyers: I ask that the cassation appeal procedure be handled with particular diligence and that a hearing be scheduled as soon as possible.

I have never regretted my humanitarian commitment, believing it unjust to condemn people for their dedication to humanitarian work. My commitment is therefore not an offence.

The most severe punishment is not the detention itself, but the deprivation of all visiting rights with my children, aged one and three. they have not been allowed to visit me, even accompanied by a family member.

I was also deprived of my right to breastfeed my daughter, who was only three months old at the time of my arrest. Maintaining my bond with her and the possibility of breastfeeding her were conditional and sub-ordinate to her presence with me in prison, whereas I was asking for an extremely simple solution: to be able to breastfeed my daughter daily in a dedicated room, before she was handed over to my mother.

The regime of prison visits, marked by abysmal restrictions and procedural slowness, is akin to inhuman, degrading and humiliating treatment, to the point where it could be likened to a form of torture for female prisoners prosecuted under Law n 2015 on the fight against terrorism and money laundering.

In principle, pre-trial detention should remain an exceptional measure. Out of respect for the principle of the separation of powers and to avoid any interference with the judiciary, I have chosen not to publicize my case. I have always had confidence in my innocence and in the impartiality of the judiciary.

Today, the money-laundering charges have been dropped. Yet I remain incarcerated, suffering an unfounded punishment that seems to be the price of my commitment to humanitarian action.