Tunisia cracks down on critical press, journalist sentenced to one year in prison

Journalist Haythem El Mekki, sentenced to one year in prison, fled to France to escape repression.

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He denounces a Tunisian government determined to silence all dissenting voices.

His testimony on France 24 highlights the deterioration of press freedom in the country.

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