AFP – Prison sentences for a Tunisian rapper and three European activists with women’s protest group Femen have heightened fears among artists, journalists and rights activists that the Islamist-led government is rolling back civil liberties. Ala Yaacoub, better known by his rap name “Weld El 15″, was jailed on Thursday for two years for insulting the police in a music video posted on YouTube. His sentencing came a day after three young Femen activists were jailed for four months for staging a bare-breasted demonstration in Tunis in support of a local activist. Read Article
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