Tunisia: Authorities escalate clampdown on media, freedom of expression

By Amnesty International

Tunisian authorities have ramped up their crackdown on media and freedom of expression in recent weeks, sentencing two journalists and a media founder to prison sentences, detaining another media figure, and intimidating private media, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should immediately release those detained and drop all prosecutions for expression […] The post Tunisia: Authorities escalate clampdown on media, freedom of expression appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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