Tunisia rearrests journalist Zied el-Heni, who launches hunger strike

Tunisia rearrests journalist Zied el-Heni, who launches hunger strike

New York, April 28, 2026—Tunisian authorities must immediately release journalist Zied el-Heni, who has been placed in pretrial detention over a social media post last week, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday.  El-Heni, editor-in-chief of independent news site Tunisian Press, was arrested on April 24, 2026, after complying with a summons to appear before...

Tunisia arrests journalist who criticised judges

A Tunisian journalist who criticised court decisions against his media colleagues and the judges involved has been arrested by authorities for causing "harm to others" and their reputations, his lawyer told AFP on Monday. Since President Kais Saied staged a sweeping power grab in 2021 - in what critics have called a coup - rights groups have denounced a regression in freedoms in the country. Dozens of Saied's critics are currently behind bars. Z…

Tunisia deepens media crackdown with new journalist arrest – The North Africa Post

Tunisian authorities have detained prominent journalist Zied El Hani over comments posted on social media, reviving alarms among press freedom advocates who say President Kais Saied’s government is intensifying its campaign against independent media nearly five years after his power grab. El Hani was taken into custody last week after appearing before the National Guard’s […]