AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPress Freedom: Tunisian journalist Zied el-Heni was sentenced to four years in prison on terrorism-related charges linked to his efforts to verify leaked recordings and protect his sources. He is already serving a separate one-year sentence. Press groups say the trial denied him a fair hearing. Opposition Cases: In the same recordings case, Ennahda leader Mondher Ounissi received a nine-year sentence; several figures abroad were sentenced in absentia. Protests: More than 3,000 people joined an October 17 demonstration against President Kais Saied’s policies, voicing economic grievances and concern over civil liberties. Public Media: A recent account says Tunisia’s public broadcasters have abandoned reforms and increasingly serve the ruling power, reversing gains in press freedom after 2011. Libya Diplomacy: Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt renewed calls for a Libyan-led political settlement and unified institutions at a meeting of the three countries’ foreign ministers.
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