HIBAPRESS Abdellatif Barka
Tunisian authorities detained journalist Mohamed Yousfi, editor-in-chief of an electronic news website, on Friday evening, September 4, just before he entered the headquarters of "Express FM" radio station to participate in a radio program about the water crisis.
According to circulating information, Yousfi was taken for investigation, before an investigating judge ordered his detention and the opening of an inquiry into suspicions related to illicit enrichment and money laundering. Yousfi is known for his criticism of President Kais Saied's policies. His detention comes amid escalating debate in Tunisia regarding the state of press freedom and the prosecution of a number of journalists in recent years. The journalist's detention has sparked reactions in media and human rights circles, with demands for clarification of the circumstances of the case and respect for the guarantees of journalistic work and freedom of expression.
