Tunisia: Imprisoned Tunisian Journalist Zied El-Heni Faces New Terrorism Charges

New York — Tunisian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release and drop all charges against journalist Zied el-Heni, who is serving a one-year prison sentence and faces two separate other criminal cases, including a new case where he is facing four terrorism-related charges that his family says could expose him to life imprisonment, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday.

“Subjecting Zied el-Heni to terrorism charges and the possibility of life imprisonment over…