Tunisia: Judge orders arrest of journalist Mohamed Yousfi
A journalist and vocal critic of the Tunisian president, Mohamed Yousfi has been taken into custody ahead of an interview. A union called the arrest an attack on all journalists' rights.
A judge in Tunisia has issued an arrest warrant for prominent journalist Mohamed Yousfi, according to a state news agency. Yousfi, editor-in-chief of investigative news website Al-Qatiba, was detained outside Radio Express FM on Friday as he was set to give an interview. Police took him into custody without providing a clear reason, according to Zied Dabbar, president of the journalist syndicate SNJT.
Yousfi has been critical of President Kais Saied, who suspended parliament in 2021 and dissolved it in 2022. Al-Qatiba is known for its investigative reporting on political, economic, social and environmental issues. Rights groups have warned of efforts to silence Tunisia's remaining independent voices since Saied's actions.
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