12 human rights groups call for end of crackdown in Tunisia on freedom of expression

12 different human rights groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called on the government of Tunisia to end its ongoing crackdown on the rights to free expression and free association and to respect the human rights of everyone in Tunisia. 

In addition to expelling over 400 migrants the crackdown coincides with the arrests of civil society members, the Tunisian government intensified its repressive campaign against journalists and lawyers by detaining two lawyers and two journalists.