A Tunisian appeals court commuted the prison sentence of a TV broadcaster from one year to eight months on Friday, this according to reporting by AFP.
Borhen Bssais was initially handed a 12-month sentence under a decree
punishing "spreading false information" and "defaming others or damaging their
reputation".
Bssais was arrested on May 11 and charged with "attacking President Kais
Saied through radio broadcasts and statements between 2019 and 2022".
Libya's Interior Minister Emad Al-Trabelsi has warned that the country is struggling with an estimated 4 million illegal
Mauritania has expelled hundreds of West African migrants in recent weeks, drawing condemnation from NGOs and regional governments. Many deportees,
Tunisia has withdrawn from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, a move condemned by rights groups as a
Marsa Maroc reported a net profit of over $130 million in 2024, an increase of 49% over the previous year.
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