Dozens of journalists in Tunisia have held a demonstration against what they say are repressive anti-terror laws designed to intimidate the media.
They brandished placards outside the national journalists’ union headquarters, declaring that liberty depends on press freedom.
On Tuesday an appeals court jailed a radio journalist, Khalifa Guesmi, for five years – increasing his earlier sentence by five times – for disclosing information about Tunisia’s security services.
A police officer convicted of giving him information got 10 years in prison.
Critics accuse President Kais Saied of steering Tunisia towards dictatorship. The media rights group, Reporters Without Borders, said Mr Guesmi’s sentence sent a “terrifying” message to the country’s media.
