In an unexpected move on 4 July, the National Authority for Information and Communication Reform (INRIC) put an end to its activities. INRIC was...
Tunisia shutters information reform body
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Concern as Tunisian media freedom body shuts down
On 4 July the National Authority for Information and Communication Reform (INRIC), a body enlisted with helping reform the media landscape in...
Radio show host banned after station boss storms studio to confront outspoken guest
Tunisian radio journalist Nadia Heddaoui Mabkhout was denied access to the headquarters of RTCI (Radio Tunis Chaîne Internationale), suspended from...
Verdict in Muhammad cartoon conviction upheld
The Monastir appeal court has upheld a primary verdict in Tunisia's Muhammad cartoon case. In March, Jabeur Mejri and Ghazi Beji were sentenced to...
Tunisian Ministry of Culture closes art gallery
On 12 June, the Tunisian Ministry of Culture decided to temporarily close Palais El-Abdelia, where the controversial Pritemps des Arts fair’s...
Tunisian journalist ends hunger strike
Journalist and activist Ramzi Bettaieb ended a 15-day hunger strike yesterday. Three other activists and bloggers, Azyz Amami, Houcem Hajlaoui and...
Ultra-conservative Islamists vandalise artworks at Tunis art fair
The Tunis Printemps des Arts (Spring of Arts), a modern contemporary art fair, ended on 10 June after 10 days of exhibitions and competition. The...
Political activist Fathi Tlili behind bars
13 days after police arrested him, Fathi Tlili, a coordinator for the Leftist Socialist Party (Le Parti socialiste de gauche in French), is...