Tunisia
TUNIS, Tunisia - A Tunisian appeals court on Tuesday upheld a prison sentence of four years and one month for a journalist who covered protests that turned violent, the reporter's lawyer said.
TUNIS, Tunisia - The wife of Tunisian journalist Taoufik Ben Brik says she and seven of his siblings have begun an unlimited hunger strike in a bid to win his release from prison.
TUNIS, Tunisia - Habib Bourguiba Jr., a former foreign minister and the only son of Tunisia's independence leader and first president, died Monday in Tunis at the age of 82, his family said.
TUNIS, Tunisia - A journalist known for his critical stance toward Tunisia's government was sentenced to six months in prison Thursday for what his lawyer called a trumped-up assault charge.
