Tunisia arrests journalist amid crackdown on government critics

Tunisia faces criticism as prosecutions of journalists continue under President Kais Saied’s rule.Published On 4 Sep 20264 Sep 2026Tunisian police have arrested prominent journalist Mohamed Yousfi, a vocal critic of President Kais Saied’s rule, the head of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists told Reuters.According to local journalists, police said that Yousfi, the editor-in-chief of the investigative news website Al-Qatiba, was brought in on Friday for questioning. The focus of the investigation is unknown.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Tunisia protests: Water, power cuts and rising angerlist 2 of 3Tunisia’s civil society faces growing pressure as crackdown widenslist 3 of 3How prices in Tunisia have skyrocketed since the Arab Springend of listTunisian authorities have not yet commented on the arrest, which is the latest in a string of prosecutions of media figures and activists in Tunisia this year.Khaoula Boukrim, founder of the news website TUMEDIA, who fled to France last year, was sentenced in June to four years in absentia.Prominent journalist Zied el-Heni was sentenced in May to one year in prison, while broadcaster Mourad Zeghidi and political comm...