Tunisia - Hundreds of journalists protest at appointments of new media bosses

More than 300 journalists and civil society members demonstrated yesterday outside the government headquarters in the Tunis Casbah to condemn police violence and call for the recognition of freedom of expression as a basic right. The demonstration, in response to an appeal by the Tunisian journalists' union, was also aimed at protesting against the recent appointment of new bosses of state media outlets. A counter-demonstration was organized by supporters of the Islamist party Ennahda, (...)

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