Tunisia - Government urged to clarify announcement about implementing media laws

Reporters without borders

Read in Arabic (بالعربية) While hailing last week's announcement by the government that it finally intends to implement two decree-laws regulating the activities of journalists and the media, Reporters Without Borders calls on the government to clarify its intentions. The announcement was issued on the evening of 17 October, at the end of a one-day strike by almost all of the Tunisian state and privately-owned media, including print, broadcast and online media. [1] Decree-Law 115 on media (...)

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