Tunisia must drop unjust charges against graffiti activists

Headline Title:  Tunisia must drop unjust charges against graffiti activists 22 January 2013 Two activists in Tunisia, who face charges in relation to their drawing of graffiti last November, must not be jailed for exercising their freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today.Oussama Bouajila, aged 25, and Chahine Berrich, 23, from the anti-poverty street art group Zwewla (“the poor”) are charged with “spreading false information with the aim of disrupting the public order”, “defying the state of emergency” and “writing on a public building without permission”.They were…

© Amnestie Internationale - mardi 22 janvier 2013