Tunisia - Constitutional progress that awaits implementation

Reporters without borders

After debates held in a spirit of consensus, Tunisia's national constituent assembly has approved a new constitution that tries to protect the democratic rights to freedom of expression and information. It was adopted by 200 votes for, 12 against and 4 abstentions on 26 January. Although article 31 on freedom expression, article 32 on access to information, and article 127 on the Broadcasting Communication Agency are not entirely satisfactory, they represent a significant advance. “We (...)

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