Tunisia Hollows Out its Media Landscape Ahead of Elections

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Tunisian journalists display their press card as they protest against the arrest of Noureddine Boutar, director of Mosaïque FM, Tunis, February 16, 2023. © 2023 AP Photo/Hassene Dridi When veteran journalist Elyes Gharbi announced on June 28 that he was leaving the “Midi Show” on Tunisia’s leading radio station, Mosaïque FM, after nine years, he did not explain why. However, Gharbi’s decision came just months after he acknowledged “unbelievable threats” against journalism in the country and a year after police investigated him for comments made on…

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