Reporters Without Borders calls on the Tunisian president to "preserve freedom of the press"

The organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on Wednesday January 19 the Tunisian president to "

", one of the main "

" of the 2011 Revolution, the starting point of a wave of revolts in the region known as the Arab Spring.

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By publishing a report entitled, "

", the Paris-based NGO said it wanted to "

", considering that "

" and that there was "

.

“An increase in abuses against the press”

RSF asserts in its report that the coup by President Kais Saied, which on 25 July froze Parliament and granted himself all the powers (legislative, executive and judicial) "

. The organization mentions "

" last Friday, including the correspondent of the French newspaper Liberation. "

," said RSF Secretary General Christophe Deloire, speaking the day after the denunciation by some twenty Tunisian NGOs of"

for freedoms in Tunisia.

"

", he noted, calling on President Saied "

”.

“

”, insisted the NGO.

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RSF's report "

" at the end of 2019 after his election as president.

It also reports "

" and "

".

Tunisia ranked 73rd out of 180 countries in RSF's world press freedom index for 2021.