Tunisia Issues Fresh 3½-Year Jail Terms to Journalists Mourad Zghidi and Borhen Bsaies

New York — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the three-and-a-half year prison sentences handed down to prominent Tunisian journalists Mourad Zghidi and Borhen Bsaies for tax evasion, which are widely seen as in retaliation for their reporting.

Zghidi and Baaies, who work for the local independent radio station IFM, have been behind bars since May 2024 and had already completed eight-month sentences, in a separate false news case, when the fresh charges were introduced.

On January 22,…