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Tunisian Judge bars broadcast media from opposition conspiracy cases

Journalists in Tunis, Tunisia, protest the threat of danger the press faces and the return to the country's dictatorship, Feb.16, 2023. [AP Photo]

A Tunisian judge has barred radio and television news programs from covering the cases of prominent opposition figures accused of conspiring against state security in recent months, official news agency TAP said Saturday.

The order fuels concerns over rights in Tunisia since President Kais Saied seized extra powers in 2021, moving to rule by decree and then assume authority over the judiciary.

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