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Tunisian blogger/journalist arrested

Written bysami ben gharbia

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Posted 3 December 2007 12:50 GMT

The outspoken Tunisian journalist and blogger Slim Boukhdir has been arrested on November 26 and charged with “aggression against a public employee” and “affront to public decency”. The court denied his release and the hearing is scheduled to resume tomorrow, December 4. Slim Boukhir could face up to 18 months imprisonment.

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