Tunisian journalists protest, as crackdown on media escalates

Tamara Ceaikovski

Tunisian journalists protested on Thursday near government offices, demanding an end to restrictions on reporters and the release of jailed colleagues, and vowing that the widening crackdown will not silence them.The protests confirmed growing fears of unprecedented threats to free speech since Kais Saied seized power in 2021.Hundreds of reporters waved press cards, chanting "Journalism is not a crime" and "Freedom for Tunisian media."Free speech had flourished following the 2011 uprising that

Tunisian journalists protest, as crackdown on media escalates http://www.jpost.com - 20.11.2025 16:42

din zilele anterioare

Tunisian journalists protest, as crackdown on media escalates http://www.jpost.com - 20.11.2025 16:42