Tunisia: National Journalists Syndicate denounces Saied’s ‘systematic media restrictions’

The National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists on Friday denounced the authorities’ grip on the public media sector and the adoption of a policy of “systematic restrictions” and suppression of freedoms in a country undergoing a severe political crisis. President of the syndicate Yassin Al-Jelassi announced in a press conference: “There are cases of systematic censorship to seize control of the media outlets, especially state media.” Al-Jelassi continued: “Cases of censorship have been recorded in the state television institutions, the government news agency and the newspaper La Presse.” The syndicate also denounced the prosecutions targeting journalists for “political” purposes. READ: Tunisia Labour Union warns of an imminent explosion as workers’ needs unmet The Court of Appeal sentenced the correspondent to five years […] Source

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