According to reports in the Associated Press a Tunisian court has sentenced two TV and radio journalists to one year in prison for criticizing the government on their programs and on social networks. Borhane Bsaïs and Mourad Zeghidi were each given six months' imprisonment for disseminating “fake news” and an additional six months for “making false statements with the aim of defaming others," in reference to Tunisian President Kaïs Saied, court spokesperson Mohamed Zitouna said.The sentences come less than two weeks after both were arrested.
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According to Tunisian authorities, a man set himself on fire outside the capital’s Grand Synagogue and was killed by
Six Tunisian torture victims have filed complaints with the UN Committee Against Torture, protesting the country’s failure to secure
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