Tunisian journalists protest after arrest of reporter

Dozens of Tunisian journalists protested Tuesday after Mohamed Yousfi, editor of the investigative outlet Alqatiba, was detained on money-laundering charges his lawyer Hela Ben Salem calls unsupported by evidence. Yousfi's health has reportedly worsened after appendicitis surgery following his arrest, with his defense team saying he was screaming from pain during interrogation.

Reporters Without Borders and the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists both frame the case as part of a broader crackdown that has swept up journalists, lawyers and activists since President Kais Saied's 2021 power grab. Yousfi had reportedly been scheduled to discuss Tunisia's water shortages, a subject that has grown more urgent as this year's outages spread nationwide.

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