Source: The New Arab [UK]
“A Tunisian appeals court on Tuesday upheld the three-and-a-half-year prison sentences of two prominent journalists jailed for alleged financial crimes, according to their lawyer. The journalists, Mourad Zeghidi and Borhen Bsaies, were sentenced in January for money laundering and tax evasion — accusations they denied. … Since President Kais Saied staged a sweeping power grab in 2021, rights groups have denounced a regression in freedoms in Tunisia. Dozens of Saied’s critics are currently behind bars. The case against Zeghidi and Bsaies has been condemned by media rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) as ‘judicial harassment.'” (05/13/26)
https://www.newarab.com/news/tunisia-upholds-sentence-against-jailed-journalists