A man has received the death penalty for making Facebook posts criticising the Tunisian president, his lawyer said on Friday. The ruling is unprecedented in Tunisia, where restrictions on free speech have been tightened since President Kais Saied seized almost all powers in 2021. 'The judge in the Nabeul court sentenced the man to death over Facebook posts. It is a shocking and unprecedented ruling,' Bouthalja said. Though courts have occasionally handed down death sentences in Tunisia, none have been carried out for more than three decades.