In Tunisia, the public prosecutor at the Tunis First Instance Court issued a detention warrant for journalist Mohamed Boughalleb on Tuesday and referred him to the criminal chamber for an offense under penal and communications laws, citing Decree 54. This action is part of a broader crackdown by Tunisian authorities on dissenting voices. Boughalleb, a prominent journalist, was put under pre-trial detention after a hearing where he hinted at the possibility of publishing reports on corruption and misuse of public funds by several ministers. His arrest has drawn condemnation from free speech advocates, highlighting concerns over press freedom in Tunisia, a country known for sparking the Arab Spring.
.@AP's story Boughalleb, Decree 54 & "the latest (arrest) to earn condemnation from free speech advocates in the country where pro-democracy demonstrators sparked the Arab Spring last decade." https://t.co/sFEhACjwqk
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A prominent Tunisian journalist, Mohamed Boughalleb, "was put under pre-trial detention on a judge’s order after a Tuesday hearing in which he dangled the prospect of publishing reporting on corruption and the misuse of public funds by several ministers." https://t.co/xtLhKKfinb https://t.co/KbaunBEmpj
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#Tunisia: The public prosecutor at the Tunis First Instance Court Tuesday issued a detention warrant for journalist Mohamed Boughalleb & decided to refer him to the criminal chamber for an offence under penal & communications laws, said one of his lawyers. https://t.co/lVOzN7k30p https://t.co/jWKf2OuhA9