Tunisia: Further Information on Prisoner of conscience / health concern, Zouheir Yahiaoui (m), aged 35

Index Number: MDE 30/001/2004
Date Published: 9 January 2004
Categories: Middle East And North Africa, Tunisia

Following a relentless national and international campaign, prisoner of conscience Zouheir Yahiaoui was conditionally released from prison on 18 November 2003. Whilst campaigning for his release, Zouheir Yahiaoui had gone on several extended hunger strikes and was on the 17th day of a hunger strike when he received the news that he was to be set free.