Tunisia: Two journalists sentenced amid crackdowns
Tunisia’s increasingly paranoid regime is crushing any dissent with an iron fist, prosecuting those who publicly criticize the authoritarian government's...
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Raging with the regime: Tunisians protest foreign interference
Despite the liberty crackdowns, waves of arrests, and Tunisia’s flagging economy, diehard supporters of President Saied’s regime may see him...
Tunisian police release journalist who filmed critic’s arrest
Tunisian police have released a photojournalist detained in a May 13th police raid on the country’s lawyers’ bar headquarters, according...
Tunisia: Three Saied critics arrested in police raid
Prominent Tunisian lawyer Sonia Dahmani, known for her fierce criticism of President Kais Saied, was arrested on May 11th according...
Saudi message for Moroccan King cements relations
As Morocco steps up its Saudi relations and flirts with autocracy, the country may well assume the same human rights...
Netanyahu’s cabinet bans Al Jazeera
Israel’s war in Gaza escalates Netanyahu’s war on journalists and free speech after his government unanimously voted to close all...
Top Tunisian journalist receives defamation sentence
Another journalist has been imprisoned under President Kais Saied’s regime over a complaint from a civil servant, according to AFP....
Mali’s junta bans political reporting
Mali’s junta banned media reportage on the activities of political parties and associations on April 11th, according to AP. The...
Mali’s junta imposes political restrictions
Mali’s junta banned political party activities after being called to organise a national election, leaving the US concerned, according to...
Tunisian Journalist detained over social media posts
Mohamed Boughalleb, a well-known Tunisian journalist and vocal critic of President Saied, has been detained by the police on charges...
French cartoon sparks outrage for mocking Gazans hunger
A cartoon published in the French newspaper Liberation, has sparked outrage for mocking the hunger of Palestinians in Gaza during...
Tunisia: Court annuls journalist’s five year sentence
A Tunisian journalist has escaped a five-year prison sentence after a Tunisian court overturned his ruling, according to AFP. On...
Moroccan blogger does jail time over minister drug ring slur
Suggesting links between a minister and a drug trafficking network has earnt a Moroccan blogger two years in prison, according...
35 Jordanians hacked with Pegasus spyware
35 Jordanians were found to have been hacked using Pegasus spyware in a February 1st report, according to AP. Pegasus was...
Algeria passes law ensuring press freedom
In what was hailed as a big step forward with regards to Algeria’s press freedom, the country’s National Council passed...
