Tunisia- Mehdi Jlassi : Political parties banned from access to Tunisian television

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.