Tunisia arrests journalist amid crackdown on government critics
- Tunisia faces criticism as prosecutions of journalists continue under President Kais Saied’s rule.
- Tunisian police have arrested prominent journalist Mohamed Yousfi, a vocal critic of President Kais Saied’s rule, the head of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists told Reuters.
- According to local journalists, police said that Yousfi, the editor-in-chief of the investigative news website Al-Qatiba, was brought in on Friday for questioning.
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- Tunisia faces criticism as prosecutions of journalists continue under President Kais Saied’s rule.
- Tunisian police have arrested prominent journalist Mohamed Yousfi, a vocal critic of President Kais Saied’s rule, the head of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists told Reuters.
- According to local journalists, police said that Yousfi, the editor-in-chief of the investigative news website Al-Qatiba, was brought in on Friday for questioning.
Sources: Al Jazeera