Tunisian appeal court reduces sentence and orders release of journalist Chatha Belhaj Mubarak

A Tunisian appeal court has reduced the prison sentence and ordered the release of a journalist, Chatha Belhaj Mubarak, who has been jailed since 2023 over a conspiracy case.
She was convicted in the so-called Instalingo case, which involved politicians, media figures and other defendants accused of conspiracy and financial crimes, to which Belhaj denied. Her family said her health had severely deteriorated during her time in prison, with activist laying strong accusations against the government.
However, Tunisian authorities have rejected accusations by opposition groups that the prosecutions were politically motivated, arguing that the case stemmed from judicial investigations into alleged financial and security-related offenses.