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As people all around the world are observing World Press Freedom Day, which is being hosted by UNESCO in Tunisia this year, hazards against journalists are on the rise.
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The state news agency reported late Wednesday that Ben Ali is now on trial for the deaths of protesters in the four southern towns of Thala, Kasserine, Kairouan and Tajerouine, during the early weeks of the month-long uprising that began in December 2010. Full Article at GulfToday.ae
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The National Security Council Counterterrorism Bureau has today decided to reiterate the existing travel advisory regarding Tunisia in light of plans to perpetrate terrorist attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets ahead of the upcoming Lag Ba’omer pilgrimage
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State Department released its yearly publication, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, 2011, on May 24, 2012. The introduction states, "In the turmoil of 2011, thousands of citizens were killed across Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, and Syria. Full Article at Council on Foreign Relations
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Tunisia (Arabic: تونس, Berber: ), officially the Tunisian Republic (الجمهورية التونسية), is a country situated on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa. It is the northernmost African country and the smallest of the nations situated along the Atlas mountain range. Around forty percent of the country is composed of the Sahara desert, with much... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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