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Samira, a mother of three living in Sidi Bouzid, has been harassed by police because of her ex-husband's alleged membership in a jihadist movement. Since then, she has been subjected to house visits which have greatly disturbed her children.

In 2018, she opened a small perfume shop near her house, but police agents came every day in front of her shop, driving away customers. She had to close her business and resort to working from home as a cook.

In September 2022, Samira applied for social assistance, but was told by the administrative officer who received her that she would not get it because her ex-husband is a terrorist. The same refusal was given to her request for school assistance for her children.

In October 2022, four agents from the anti-terrorist brigade raided her home. They searched and questioned her about her source of income, then left, leaving the children frightened.

In January 2023, on her way home, Samira saw police officers standing by her house. She ran away because she was traumatized by police harassment. The agents arrested her and took her to the Sidi Bouzid district. They questioned her and released her, telling her that this was a normal check-up and that she should get used to it.

In April 2023, Samira had gone out and left her children at home. A group of police officers arrived at her home. The police officers threatened them to open the door. The children refused to open the door because their mother wasn't home, and the officers eventually left. When Samira returned home, she found her children panicked and traumatized.

Samira reapplied for social allowances and healthcare, but was always turned down. Thanks to SANAD's intervention with the DRAS, in coordination with the CDIS, Samira was finally able to benefit from the free healthcare and the 240 TND allowance, and to continue paying the rent of her house.