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.
In December, 613 migrant men from Niger detained in Libya were deported back to their home country, according to a
In Nabeul, Tunisia’s harissa festival draws locals and global visitors to celebrate the spicy, brick-red chili paste central to
Hundreds demonstrated in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, on Saturday calling for the release of Abir Moussi, a critic of President
In Tunis, hundreds marked the 14th anniversary of Tunisia's 2011 revolution by protesting against perceived erosions of freedom.
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