Two Tunisian journalists jailed pending trial, bolstering fears for free speech

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Tentative trial dates set for four teens charged with murder | SaltWire #newsupdate #halifax #courtTUNIS - A Tunisian judge on Wednesday ordered the imprisonment of two prominent journalists pending trial, their families and lawyers said, reinforcing fears of a widespread campaign aimed at silencing dissent and curbing free speech.

Since Tunisia's 2011 revolution, the country has been considered one of the more open media environments in the Arab world. Two years later he shut down the elected parliament and moved to rule by decree. He also assumed authority over the judiciary, a step that the opposition called a coup. The European Union said on Tuesday it was concerned about the wave of imprisonment of many civil society figures, journalists and political activists, and demanded clarifications from Tunisia.

 

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