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Tunisia court frees radio station head arrested in crackdown

Demonstrators carry banners during a protest organised by the National Union of Tunisian Journalists on September 9, 2022 [File: Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters]

The head of Tunisia’s most popular radio station, Mosaique FM, was freed on bail, months after he was jailed alongside a litany of figures, including opposition leaders, critical of President Kais Saied’s move to concentrate power in his hands.

A Tunisian appeals court made the decision to release Noureddine Boutar on a bail of 1 million dinars ($324,000), but the media head is still banned from travelling, Mosaique reported on Thursday.

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