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Tunisia: CPJ, Partners – Tunisian Authorities Must Release Journalist Zied El-Heni

Tunisia: CPJ, Partners – Tunisian Authorities Must Release Journalist Zied El-Heni

New York — The Committee to Protect Journalists was joined Thursday by 16 other civil society organizations in calling on Tunisian authorities to immediately release imprisoned journalist Zied el-Heni and end the judicial harassment against him.

The statement highlights three separate cases against El-Heni linked to his journalism and critical commentary, including his latest four-year prison sentence and five years of police supervision following his release, after being convicted of four…

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