Tunisian authorities on Friday ordered the suspension of the Nawaat journalists’ group, which runs one of the country’s leading independent investigative media outlets, in a widening crackdown on free speech and civil society. The one-month suspension follows similar actions against prominent civil society groups such as the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights and the Association of Democratic Women, both known for defending civil liberties. Authorities cited financial audits linked to foreign funding as justification, but rights advocates said the real aim was to silence dissenting voices. The National Union of Tunisian Journalists condemned the suspension as “a dangerous escalation in efforts to muzzle independent journalism under an administrative guise”.

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