“Kais Saied is now almost entirely reliant upon the armed forces and the security services,” said Lamine Benghazi of Lawyers Without Borders. As far as we can tell, there’s no accountability.”That Tunisia has long had a culture of police violence is hardly news to 26-year-old reporter Ghaya Ben Mbarek. “I had my press card with me, and I was wearing my press vest,” Ben Mbarek said. Nevertheless, in the midst of the relatively small demonstration, Ben Mbarek found herself entangled in an ugly confrontation among protesters, police, and journalists trying to cover the clash. Ben Mbarek saw a protester assaulted by police and began to reach for her camera.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 09, 2021 22:25 UTC