Mehdi Jlassi, president of the national union of Tunisian journalists confirmed that political parties were prohibited from entering the premises of Tunisian public television and participating in debates.
In a statement to Reuters, Jlassi sounded the alarm and called the move a true threat to freedom of the press and of expression. He added that this was the first time such a ban has been implemented since the 2011 revolution.
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