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UN Rights Chief Says Tunisia Must End Repression of Civil Society, Journalists

Volker Turk said 28 journalists were arrested last year and urged authorities to release detainees and lift arbitrary restrictions on expression and association.

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The United Nations rights chief demanded Thursday that Tunisia end widening repression targeting civil society organizations, journalists, rights defenders and opposition figures.

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The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, on Thursday urged Tunisian authorities to end the escalating repression targeting civil society organizations, journalists, human rights defenders, and political opponents. Source of original article: United Nations (news.un.org). Photo credit: UN. The content of this […]

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Tunisia, called for an end to his approach to the further repression of civil society organizations, journalists, human rights defenders, opponents, activists and members of the judiciary, through the imposition of criminal proceedings and administrative obstacles.

·New York, United States
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UN News broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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